What is the ruling on the sutrah? And does the passing of a dog, a woman, or a donkey break the prayer?

Question:
What is the ruling on the sutrah? And does the passing of a dog, a woman, or a donkey break the prayer? And what is our position regarding the statement of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) when she said: "Have you made us like dogs and donkeys"?!

Answer:
The sutrah is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah muakkadah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It was narrated by Abu Dawud with a good chain of narration. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to carry a tent peg with him on his travels, and he would pray facing it (peace and blessings be upon him). So it is a confirmed recommended practice, not obligatory; because it is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he prayed at times without a sutrah.
As for what breaks the prayer, it is: the donkey, the black dog, and the adult woman; based on his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from the hadith of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), and Muslim also narrated it from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) without mentioning "black." The rule is that the unrestricted is understood according to the restricted. And in the hadith of Ibn Abbas: the menstruating woman (i.e., the adult woman). The correct view is what the hadith indicates: that these three break the prayer.
As for the statement of Aisha, it is from her opinion and independent legal reasoning (ijtihad). She said: "How bad it is that you compared us to donkeys and dogs," and she mentioned that she used to stand in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was praying. This is not passing through; because standing in the way is not called passing through. And the Sunnah regarding this was hidden from her (may Allah be pleased with her).
And whoever preserves the evidence has an argument over whoever does not preserve it. So if a person prays facing a person sitting or lying down in front of him, that does not harm him. Rather, what breaks the prayer is passing in front of the one praying from one side to the other, if the passer is one of the three mentioned—between his hands, or between him and the sutrah.
And if the woman is a child who has not reached puberty, or the dog is not black, or something else passes by; such as a camel, a sheep, or the like, then none of these break the prayer.
But it is prescribed for the one praying not to let anything pass in front of him, even if it does not break the prayer; based on the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: . It is agreed upon that it is authentic.