The ruling on a woman passing in front of a man praying in the Haram

Question:
He asks and says: It is known that if an adult woman passes in front of a man while he is in his prayer, she invalidates the prayer. But what is the ruling if this incident occurs in the Haram, whether it is the Makkah Haram or the Madinah Haram? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If this occurs in the Makkah Haram, then she does not invalidate the prayer, and this is a specific ruling for the Haram. Evidence has come that indicates this. One of the reasons for this is that it is generally a place of crowding and the inability to turn back the passerby. Out of Allah’s mercy (Exalted and Majestic is He), He dropped this ruling in that case. This is extended to severe crowding in any place in the Madinah mosque or elsewhere, if it is severe crowding where the praying person cannot prevent the passerby; the ruling is the same in this case. This is the correct view because he is unable and cannot prevent the passerby in front of him. However, if there is the ability, but he is negligent and lax, then this adult woman invalidates the prayer if she is close to him. The donkey, the black dog, and the woman—three things—this is how the hadith came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): And in another narration: .
As for if there is in front of him something like the back of a saddle, meaning: like an arm’s length, or around an arm’s length standing upright, or a wall, or a pillar, or a chair, or something like that, and she passes behind him, she does not invalidate the prayer. Or if she is far away, meaning more than three arm’s lengths from the position of his feet, this is far and does not invalidate; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And the one in front of him who is far, more than three arm’s lengths, is not in front of him, but he is far. Yes.

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