The sutrah: Does the imam substitute for the ma'mum? If one does not place a sutrah and a donkey passes in front of the ma'mum, does his prayer not become invalid?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. You mentioned regarding the sutrah what the imam does that suffices for the ma'mum.
The Shaykh : What is the sutrah?
The questioner : Among the things the imam does that suffice for him is:
The Shaykh : The imam's sutrah is a sutrah for those behind him.
The questioner : Yes, the question is based on this view. What is the explanation? We said that if the imam does not place a sutrah, then if a donkey passes in front of the ma'mum, his prayer does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : In front of the ma'mum?
The questioner : Yes, the ma'mum's prayer does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is because he is following the imam, and nothing passed in front of the imam. Salim.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And if a person, oh Salim, if a person goes far away, we have tried this, and if a person goes far away, he is safe from that. But the one who comes, for example, in a group of people, they will go out and pass by him and go beyond him.
The questioner : Oh Shaykh, the Haram is crowded...
The Shaykh : ... the voluntary prayer, pray in another place, and the obligatory prayer, it does not harm you if something passes in front of you. Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the sutrah?
The questioner : Among the things the imam does that suffice for him is:
The Shaykh : The imam's sutrah is a sutrah for those behind him.
The questioner : Yes, the question is based on this view. What is the explanation? We said that if the imam does not place a sutrah, then if a donkey passes in front of the ma'mum, his prayer does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : In front of the ma'mum?
The questioner : Yes, the ma'mum's prayer does not become invalid.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is because he is following the imam, and nothing passed in front of the imam. Salim.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And if a person, oh Salim, if a person goes far away, we have tried this, and if a person goes far away, he is safe from that. But the one who comes, for example, in a group of people, they will go out and pass by him and go beyond him.
The questioner : Oh Shaykh, the Haram is crowded...
The Shaykh : ... the voluntary prayer, pray in another place, and the obligatory prayer, it does not harm you if something passes in front of you. Yes.