What is the ruling on passing in front of a person praying in al-Masjid al-Haram?

The second question is from the listener Abdullah Ibrahim Bukhari from Makkah al-Mukarramah. He says: What is the ruling on passing in front of a person praying in al-Masjid al-Haram? Is the hadith specific to al-Masjid al-Haram, or does it include Makkah and its mosques? And does one who passes in front of a praying person without intention, and not deliberately, commit a sin?
Answer: As for al-Masjid al-Haram, which is around the Ka'bah, what is known among the scholars is that there is no blame on passing in front of it out of necessity; because the prevailing condition is the crowd, and the likelihood of not being able to secure a barrier and being safe from the passerby. So the matter is broad in it. Likewise, in the crowds in al-Masjid al-Nabawi and other mosques, if the people are crowded and numerous, and it is not possible for the Muslim to pass except in front of the praying people, then it appears, and Allah knows best, that there is no blame in that due to dire necessity and great hardship.
It is recommended for the praying person to seek a place where there is no exposure to passing in front of him, by sticking to the pillars in the mosque and the like, so that he is far from passing in front of him. As for the mosques of Makkah and its land, it appears that they are like the others. For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed at al-Abtah, he placed a peg in front of him, and prayed toward a peg (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was at al-Abtah in al-Masjid al-Haram. This indicates that al-Masjid al-Haram is like the others in taking a barrier, meaning the rest of the Haram; because the entire Haram is called al-Masjid al-Haram. But what is around the Ka'bah, the matter is broader and easier due to the crowd usually, and because of the reports that came regarding that from some of the Companions about not preventing the passing of people; because it is a place of crowd usually, a likelihood of not being able to be safe from the passerby; and because in the barrier, repelling the people causes hardship on the circumambulators and on those other than the circumambulators. So the better, closer, and stronger position is that there is no blame in that, if Allah wills, and there is no obligation for a barrier. But in the rest of Makkah, in the rest of the Haram, which is called al-Masjid al-Haram, it is necessary to take a barrier and prevent the passerby, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took it at al-Abtah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.