The ruling on the prayer screen (sutrah) and what breaks the prayer
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Question:
A man is praying in front of me, and I am using him as my sutrah. He is praying, and I am praying?
Answer:
It does not harm. The matter is broad.
Q: A woman in the Haram?
The Shaykh: It does not harm. In the Haram, it does not harm.
Q: She has a sutrah, and when she prays, she finds that a dog passes in front of her, and so on?
The Shaykh: If it passes close to her, within three cubits, or between her and the sutrah, it breaks the prayer, especially if it is black.
Q: She only sees it?
The Shaykh: Especially if it is black.
Q: Does she repeat the prayer? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: If it passes in front of the one praying, or between him and the sutrah, he repeats the prayer. If it is an obligatory prayer, it is obligatory for him.
Q: Shaykh, you said it breaks the prayer if it is an obligatory prayer. What if it is a voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh: It breaks it, but he is not obligated to repeat it because it is a voluntary prayer. If he repeats it, that is good; otherwise, it is not obligatory for him because it is a voluntary prayer.
Q: May Allah reward you. The hadith regarding the prohibition of standing directly in front of the sutrah?
The Shaykh: It is weak.
Q: Meaning, standing directly in front of it is not a problem?
The Shaykh: There is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Q: Is this the Sunnah?
The Shaykh: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: As for the hadith: placing it to his right or left, it is weak.
A man is praying in front of me, and I am using him as my sutrah. He is praying, and I am praying?
Answer:
It does not harm. The matter is broad.
Q: A woman in the Haram?
The Shaykh: It does not harm. In the Haram, it does not harm.
Q: She has a sutrah, and when she prays, she finds that a dog passes in front of her, and so on?
The Shaykh: If it passes close to her, within three cubits, or between her and the sutrah, it breaks the prayer, especially if it is black.
Q: She only sees it?
The Shaykh: Especially if it is black.
Q: Does she repeat the prayer? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: If it passes in front of the one praying, or between him and the sutrah, he repeats the prayer. If it is an obligatory prayer, it is obligatory for him.
Q: Shaykh, you said it breaks the prayer if it is an obligatory prayer. What if it is a voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh: It breaks it, but he is not obligated to repeat it because it is a voluntary prayer. If he repeats it, that is good; otherwise, it is not obligatory for him because it is a voluntary prayer.
Q: May Allah reward you. The hadith regarding the prohibition of standing directly in front of the sutrah?
The Shaykh: It is weak.
Q: Meaning, standing directly in front of it is not a problem?
The Shaykh: There is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Q: Is this the Sunnah?
The Shaykh: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
So let him place it directly in front of his face
فليجعل تلقاء وجهه
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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