The ruling on a child passing in front of the one praying and what breaks the prayer
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Question:
A listener says the sender (Muhammad . A. Sh.) says: Is it obligatory for the one praying to prevent a child from passing in front of him during the prayer?
Answer:
Yes, he should not let anything pass in front of him. He should prevent it if that is easy for him. If he is unable to do so, he owes nothing. However, he should prevent it when he sees a child, or an animal such as sheep or the like. He should prevent them if that is easy for him. If he is unable to do so, his prayer is valid. Only three things break it: a mature woman, a donkey, and a black dog. If one of these three passes between him and his sutrah, or near it within the limit of three cubits or less, it breaks his prayer.
As for if it is far from him, or more than three cubits, or if it is behind the sutrah, it does not break his prayer. As for other than these three, he should prevent them, but their passing does not break the prayer. The passing of a camel, a sheep, a child, or a dog other than a black one does not break it. However, if he is able to prevent it, he should push it away; he should prevent it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 509.
This is a general command in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one passing to be pushed away, whether the one passing is one that breaks the prayer or not. The Sunnah and what is prescribed is to push him away and prevent him from passing in the best manner. If he is unable to do so, his prayer is valid, except if the one passing is a black dog, a donkey, or a mature woman who is accountable, meaning: menstruating. Then one of these three breaks it by the explicit text of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A listener says the sender (Muhammad . A. Sh.) says: Is it obligatory for the one praying to prevent a child from passing in front of him during the prayer?
Answer:
Yes, he should not let anything pass in front of him. He should prevent it if that is easy for him. If he is unable to do so, he owes nothing. However, he should prevent it when he sees a child, or an animal such as sheep or the like. He should prevent them if that is easy for him. If he is unable to do so, his prayer is valid. Only three things break it: a mature woman, a donkey, and a black dog. If one of these three passes between him and his sutrah, or near it within the limit of three cubits or less, it breaks his prayer.
As for if it is far from him, or more than three cubits, or if it is behind the sutrah, it does not break his prayer. As for other than these three, he should prevent them, but their passing does not break the prayer. The passing of a camel, a sheep, a child, or a dog other than a black one does not break it. However, if he is able to prevent it, he should push it away; he should prevent it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
If anybody amongst you is praying behind something as a Sutra and somebody tries to pass in front of him, then he should repulse him and if he refuses, he should use force against him for he is a Shaitan (a Satan).
إذا صلى أحدكم إلى شيء يستره من الناس، فأراد أحد أن يجتاز بين يديه؛ فليدفعه، فإن أبى؛ فليقاتله، فإنما هو شيطانThis is a general command in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one passing to be pushed away, whether the one passing is one that breaks the prayer or not. The Sunnah and what is prescribed is to push him away and prevent him from passing in the best manner. If he is unable to do so, his prayer is valid, except if the one passing is a black dog, a donkey, or a mature woman who is accountable, meaning: menstruating. Then one of these three breaks it by the explicit text of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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