When the mosque is crowded, is it permissible to pass in front of the people praying? And if the person praying is a child, is it permissible to pass in front of him?
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The questioner : Sometimes the mosque is crowded.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The mosque is crowded.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The mosque is crowded with many people.
The Shaykh : There is crowding in it.
The questioner : Yes, so am I allowed to pass in front of the people praying in this case? And is it permissible for me to pass in front of a young person praying, whether the mosque is crowded or not?
The Shaykh : Passing in front of the people praying, if they are followers (ma'mum), there is nothing wrong with it, whether the mosque is crowded or not.
The questioner : After the prayer, people are making supplications.
The Shaykh : No, if people are praying after the prayer, it is not permissible for you to pass in front of them, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 507a.
And what do you think of forty? It came in a narration by al-Bazzar:, meaning a year. We tell the brother who is passing, "Do not stay for forty years; we are asking you for only forty minutes."
Except if the person praying is in the path of people, for example, praying at the door where people must exit; then he has no right to that. Likewise, if the person praying is in the path of people in the Tawaf area, the Tawaf area belongs to whom? It belongs to the circumambulators. The Tawaf area is the right of the circumambulators. So if a person, for example, prays in the Tawaf area, and it is known that the Tawaf area is crowded with people circumambulating, then he has no right to it. Pass in front of him and do not mind, even if he pushes you back, push him. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The mosque is crowded.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The mosque is crowded with many people.
The Shaykh : There is crowding in it.
The questioner : Yes, so am I allowed to pass in front of the people praying in this case? And is it permissible for me to pass in front of a young person praying, whether the mosque is crowded or not?
The Shaykh : Passing in front of the people praying, if they are followers (ma'mum), there is nothing wrong with it, whether the mosque is crowded or not.
The questioner : After the prayer, people are making supplications.
The Shaykh : No, if people are praying after the prayer, it is not permissible for you to pass in front of them, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If anyone who passes in front of a man who is praying knew the responsibility he incurs, he would stand still forty (years) rather than to pass in front of him
لو يعلم المار بين يدي المصلي ماذا عليه لكان أن يقف أربعين خيرا له من أن يمر بين يديهAnd what do you think of forty? It came in a narration by al-Bazzar:
Forty autumns.
أربعين خريفاExcept if the person praying is in the path of people, for example, praying at the door where people must exit; then he has no right to that. Likewise, if the person praying is in the path of people in the Tawaf area, the Tawaf area belongs to whom? It belongs to the circumambulators. The Tawaf area is the right of the circumambulators. So if a person, for example, prays in the Tawaf area, and it is known that the Tawaf area is crowded with people circumambulating, then he has no right to it. Pass in front of him and do not mind, even if he pushes you back, push him. Yes.