Does a woman's prayer get broken if an adult woman passes in front of her?
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The questioner : Does an adult woman break the prayer of an adult woman?
The Shaykh : This is a new question. Does an adult woman break the prayer of an adult woman? If you look at the hadith, it becomes clear that the answer is: the prayer is broken even if the one praying is a woman and the one passing is a woman; because the address is to the entire ummah (the Muslim community) ... - and upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings -, "one of you" includes both the male and the female. The ruling is the same, whether the one praying is a woman or a man; his prayer is invalidated by the passing of any of these three things. However, it should be known that this passing is conditioned, as mentioned in the hadith, on the fact that no sutrah (barrier) has been placed. If a sutrah is placed, then what passes in front of him afterwards does not harm him. Yes, anything else.
The questioner : If, O Shaykh - may Allah reward you with good -, due to the crowding in Makkah during Hajj, is it the same way? I mean, a person cannot perform the prayer except during the circling ...?
The Shaykh : During the circling?
The questioner : During the tawaf (circumambulation), the person, I mean, when the prayer is established, he lines up with the people, so in this case, does it break his prayer or not?
The Shaykh : I mean, is he praying in a place?
The questioner : No, I mean, right now, during the prayer, when the prayer is established, all the people, of course, enter the prayer, so in this case, after the prayer ends, some of the passersby, or some, are doing tawaf, I mean, from the crowding.
Another questioner : ... of women and men, I mean, and there is no sutrah in front of him, I mean
The Shaykh : ... congregational prayer or is he praying alone?
The questioner : Alone, I mean, but on the days of Hajj during the crowding, is there a rukhsah (dispensation) in this matter or not ...?
The Shaykh : ... a rukhsah, O Shaykh, but we must ask: what forces the one praying to pray during the tawaf? Why does he not delay?
The questioner : The Haram (sacred precinct), of course, is crowded sometimes.
The Shaykh : True, but why does he pray during the tawaf?
The Shaykh : This is a new question. Does an adult woman break the prayer of an adult woman? If you look at the hadith
If one of you prays and there is not in front of him the like of the back of a saddle, then a donkey, a woman, and a black dog break his prayer.
إذا صلى احدكم وليس بين يديه مثل مؤخرة الرَّحل فإنه يقطع صلاتَه الحمار والمرأة والكلب الأسودIf one of you prays
إذا صلى أحدكمThe questioner : If, O Shaykh - may Allah reward you with good -, due to the crowding in Makkah during Hajj, is it the same way? I mean, a person cannot perform the prayer except during the circling ...?
The Shaykh : During the circling?
The questioner : During the tawaf (circumambulation), the person, I mean, when the prayer is established, he lines up with the people, so in this case, does it break his prayer or not?
The Shaykh : I mean, is he praying in a place?
The questioner : No, I mean, right now, during the prayer, when the prayer is established, all the people, of course, enter the prayer, so in this case, after the prayer ends, some of the passersby, or some, are doing tawaf, I mean, from the crowding.
Another questioner : ... of women and men, I mean, and there is no sutrah in front of him, I mean
The Shaykh : ... congregational prayer or is he praying alone?
The questioner : Alone, I mean, but on the days of Hajj during the crowding, is there a rukhsah (dispensation) in this matter or not ...?
The Shaykh : ... a rukhsah, O Shaykh, but we must ask: what forces the one praying to pray during the tawaf? Why does he not delay?
The questioner : The Haram (sacred precinct), of course, is crowded sometimes.
The Shaykh : True, but why does he pray during the tawaf?
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