No sutrah for the one praying in the Haram

Q: When the imam in al-Masjid al-Haram finishes the prayer and the ma'mum stands to make up the rak'ahs he missed, and a woman passes in front of him, is his prayer invalidated? Or does the imam's sutrah continue for the one praying? And what is the distance by which the one praying's sutrah can be determined? May Allah reward you with good.

A: In the name of Allah, and all praise is due to Allah.
In al-Masjid al-Haram, the one praying does not need a sutrah, for the people pray there together and do not need a sutrah. This is the position of the majority of the scholars of knowledge, because it is not possible to guard against the passerby. So if a woman or someone else passes by, it does not cut off the prayer, and the prayer is valid. The common occurrence in al-Masjid al-Haram is the inability to guard against that. And there is a weak hadith: .
And it was reported from Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that he used to pray while the people were circumambulating in front of him. The point is that the one praying in al-Masjid al-Haram does not need a sutrah. And success is from Allah.