What is the distance within which a person has the right not to be passed in front of?
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The questioner : The questioner, Ehab Salama, from the Arab Republic of Egypt and residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, actually has a set of questions. In the first question, he asks about the distance within which a person has the right not to be passed in front of. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes. The distance in which a person is prohibited from passing in front of the one praying, if the one praying has a sutrah (barrier), is the space between him and his sutrah; this is respected, and it is not permissible for anyone to pass through it. If he does not have a sutrah, but he has a place of prayer such as a prayer mat, then this prayer mat is respected, and it is not permissible for anyone to pass in front of the one praying within it. If he does not have a place of prayer, then the respected area is the space between his feet and the place of his prostration, so one should not pass between him and this place. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes. The distance in which a person is prohibited from passing in front of the one praying, if the one praying has a sutrah (barrier), is the space between him and his sutrah; this is respected, and it is not permissible for anyone to pass through it. If he does not have a sutrah, but he has a place of prayer such as a prayer mat, then this prayer mat is respected, and it is not permissible for anyone to pass in front of the one praying within it. If he does not have a place of prayer, then the respected area is the space between his feet and the place of his prostration, so one should not pass between him and this place. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.