What is your opinion of the one who believes that he is not required to turn away the one who passes between him and his sutrah when he prays in al-Masjid al-Haram or al-Masjid al-Nabawi?

The Shaykh : This is one of the common misconceptions. When the Messenger (peace be upon him) spoke of these hadiths, he spoke of them in his mosque first, and then al-Masjid al-Haram falls under the generality of these hadiths. But, glory be to Allah, first due to their ignorance and second due to their indifference, matters that contradict the Shari'ah have become lawful in their eyes. Therefore, the one who prays in al-Masjid al-Haram, let alone al-Masjid al-Nabawi, must cover himself by every possible means. Then, if someone passes in front of him, as you heard in the lesson, it does not harm him. But the reality is that the pushing of people today in the Makkah Haram is a ruling that the ignorant have nullified, because if you wanted to do that, you would get into a severe dispute. But you must save yourself from violating the Shari'ah, move to a place where you can take a sutrah, and do so.