Ruling on passing behind the place of prostration of the one who is praying
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Question:
Is it permissible to pass behind the place of prostration? Knowing that there is no sutrah.
Answer:
It is obligatory for the believer to be cautious about passing in front of his brother while he is praying, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 507a, so it is not permissible for him to pass in front of the one who is praying. As for behind the sutrah, there is nothing wrong with it; he may pass behind the sutrah, or at a distance, keeping a distance of three cubits or more from him, at a distance from him, not in front of him, but far from him; so there is nothing wrong with it.
And it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for the one who is praying to take a sutrah to pray facing it, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 954Sahih (Darussalam), this is the sunnah, except for the ma'mum, who follows his imam.
Is it permissible to pass behind the place of prostration? Knowing that there is no sutrah.
Answer:
It is obligatory for the believer to be cautious about passing in front of his brother while he is praying, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If anyone who passes in front of a man who is praying knew the responsibility he incurs, he would stand still forty (years) rather than to pass in front of him
لو يعلم المارُّ بين يدي المصلي ماذا عليه لكان أن يقف أربعين خيرًا له من أن يمرَّ بين يدي المصليAnd it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for the one who is praying to take a sutrah to pray facing it, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When anyone of you performs prayer, let him pray facing towards a Sutrah, and let him get close to it
إذا صلَّى أحدُكم فليُصلِّ إلى سترةٍ، وَلْيَدْنُ منها
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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