Does a small child passing in front of a person praying affect his prayer?
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The questioner: Our master.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: A second question. Regarding prayer, a person is praying and a child comes in front of him.
The Shaykh: Did the child pass in front of him?
The questioner: He passed in front of him and sat in front of him. What is his position? Is there no harm? Is there harm? A small child, two years old, one and a half years old, I don't know.
The Shaykh: Yes, the person praying should not allow anything to pass in front of him, whether it is a child, a sheep, or something similar.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: It is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that: "One day he was praying and a sheep ran past him — meaning: one ran from far away — notice that the Messenger realized it would pass in front of him."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: "So he raced it until he pressed his belly against the wall, and it passed behind him." Thus, the person praying strives not to allow anything to pass in front of him to the extent of his ability, and Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.
The questioner: So, in other words, a person strives to keep the child, for example, at a distance.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Meaning, he keeps him close to him.
The Shaykh : It is this.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: A second question. Regarding prayer, a person is praying and a child comes in front of him.
The Shaykh: Did the child pass in front of him?
The questioner: He passed in front of him and sat in front of him. What is his position? Is there no harm? Is there harm? A small child, two years old, one and a half years old, I don't know.
The Shaykh: Yes, the person praying should not allow anything to pass in front of him, whether it is a child, a sheep, or something similar.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: It is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that: "One day he was praying and a sheep ran past him — meaning: one ran from far away — notice that the Messenger realized it would pass in front of him."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: "So he raced it until he pressed his belly against the wall, and it passed behind him." Thus, the person praying strives not to allow anything to pass in front of him to the extent of his ability, and Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.
The questioner: So, in other words, a person strives to keep the child, for example, at a distance.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Meaning, he keeps him close to him.
The Shaykh : It is this.
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