The ruling on one who prays with an animal in front of him without it passing by?

Question:
The hadith of al-Fadl ibn 'Abbas, in which he said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib in their desert and prayed with him, and there was a dog and a donkey in front of him. How is this reconciled with the authentic hadiths that a dog, a donkey, and a woman cut off the prayer?

Answer:
There is no passing by, there is only that it was found in front of him, there is no passing by. This was narrated by al-Nasa'i.
The one that cuts off the prayer is the passing by. As for its presence in front of him without passing from one side to the other, that is not called passing by.
Q: From a distance?
The Shaykh: Yes, and he did not have a sutrah, so its place was far away. He did not have a sutrah, so he prayed without a sutrah.
Q: What indicates that he had a sutrah?
The Shaykh: No, it came in the hadith and this is evidence that a sutrah is not obligatory, but it is a recommended practice.
Q: Is the hadith of al-Fadl weak?
The Shaykh: No, it has good chains of narration, some of which are weak and some are good.