The Ruling on Passing in Front of the Praying Congregation
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Question:
He asks Your Eminence to advise the people regarding the dislike of passing in front of those who are praying in the prayer?
Answer:
Passing in front of the one who is praying is a matter that is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Darimi 2:227 and he prohibited passing in front of the one who is praying, and he ordered that the one passing in front of the one who is praying be turned back. So it is not permissible for a Muslim to pass in front of his brother if he is praying and is an imam or a person praying alone near him. As for if he is a follower, it does not harm him; the follower is sufficient with the sutrah of his imam, and even if someone passes in front of the followers, it does not harm them.
As for the imam, one does not pass in front of him, nor between him and his sutrah, and likewise for the person praying alone, one does not pass in front of him nor between him and his sutrah. But if he is far from him or behind the sutrah, there is no harm. If he has a sutrah like a planted stick, or a chair or something similar, or a pillar, and one passes behind it, it does not harm. And likewise if one passes far from him, more than three arm's lengths, then this does not harm him either.
As for in the Sacred Mosque, it does not harm. The Sacred Mosque is an excuse; because it is not possible to guard against that.
Question: ...؟
Answer: No, it does not invalidate his prayer. If the one passing is a woman, or a black dog, or a donkey, these are three things: if a woman, or a donkey, or a black dog passes in front of the one who is praying, his prayer is invalidated, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:98.
Question: ...؟
Answer: Between him and the sutrah, or less than three arm's lengths. As for if the one passing is a man, it does not cut off the prayer, or a beast other than the black dog, like a camel, or a sheep, or a dog that is not black, it does not cut off the prayer, but it diminishes it. It is not permissible for him to pass; he should be prevented from passing. And a girl is prevented, but it does not cut off the prayer.
Question: ...؟
Answer: About two-thirds of an arm's length.
Question: ...؟
Answer: Inside the Sacred Mosque, no, passing does not cut off the prayer in the Sacred Mosque near the Ka'bah ... because this is a matter that cannot be prevented, and because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction) did not prevent passing inside the Sacred Mosque.
Question: ...؟
Answer: Indeed your Lord is Wise and Knowing. For Allah is the ultimate wisdom (Exalted and Majestic is He); upon us is to comply. And Allah is the Wise, the Knowing. The hadith was narrated by Muslim in the Sahih from the hadith of Abu Dharr, and Muslim also narrated its meaning from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, and Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i narrated it from the hadith of Ibn Abbas, and it is authentic ... between him and the foot of the one who is praying, meaning passing. As for the height of the sutrah from the ground, it is the amount of two-thirds of an arm's length, about half a meter approximately, its height from the ground.
He asks Your Eminence to advise the people regarding the dislike of passing in front of those who are praying in the prayer?
Answer:
Passing in front of the one who is praying is a matter that is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
That he stand for forty autumns is better for him than that he pass in front of the one who is praying
لأن يقف أربعين خريفًا خير له من أن يمر بين يدي المصليAs for the imam, one does not pass in front of him, nor between him and his sutrah, and likewise for the person praying alone, one does not pass in front of him nor between him and his sutrah. But if he is far from him or behind the sutrah, there is no harm. If he has a sutrah like a planted stick, or a chair or something similar, or a pillar, and one passes behind it, it does not harm. And likewise if one passes far from him, more than three arm's lengths, then this does not harm him either.
As for in the Sacred Mosque, it does not harm. The Sacred Mosque is an excuse; because it is not possible to guard against that.
Question: ...؟
Answer: No, it does not invalidate his prayer. If the one passing is a woman, or a black dog, or a donkey, these are three things: if a woman, or a donkey, or a black dog passes in front of the one who is praying, his prayer is invalidated, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
In case there is not before him (an object) like the back of a saddle, a Muslim's Salat (prayer) would be cut off by (the passing of) a woman, a donkey and a black dog
يقطع صلاة المرء المسلم إذا لم يكن بين يديه مثل مؤخرة الرحل: المرأة والحمار والكلب الأسودQuestion: ...؟
Answer: Between him and the sutrah, or less than three arm's lengths. As for if the one passing is a man, it does not cut off the prayer, or a beast other than the black dog, like a camel, or a sheep, or a dog that is not black, it does not cut off the prayer, but it diminishes it. It is not permissible for him to pass; he should be prevented from passing. And a girl is prevented, but it does not cut off the prayer.
Question: ...؟
Answer: About two-thirds of an arm's length.
Question: ...؟
Answer: Inside the Sacred Mosque, no, passing does not cut off the prayer in the Sacred Mosque near the Ka'bah ... because this is a matter that cannot be prevented, and because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction) did not prevent passing inside the Sacred Mosque.
Question: ...؟
Answer: Indeed your Lord is Wise and Knowing. For Allah is the ultimate wisdom (Exalted and Majestic is He); upon us is to comply. And Allah is the Wise, the Knowing. The hadith was narrated by Muslim in the Sahih from the hadith of Abu Dharr, and Muslim also narrated its meaning from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, and Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i narrated it from the hadith of Ibn Abbas, and it is authentic ... between him and the foot of the one who is praying, meaning passing. As for the height of the sutrah from the ground, it is the amount of two-thirds of an arm's length, about half a meter approximately, its height from the ground.
Source
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