𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵❓
What is the distance beyond which a person is not
sinning if he passes in front of one who is praying? Some people make out that
it is a very great distance whilst others say it is just in front of their
hands. What is the right answer?
𝑨𝑵𝑺𝑾𝑬𝑹❗️
Praise be to Allah.
The Muslim should try to use something as a sutrah
(screen) in front of him when he is praying. This is a confirmed Sunnah. Some
scholars are of the view that it is obligatory to have a sutrah when praying.
There is a
warning issued to the one who walks in front of a person who is praying. It was
narrated in al-Saheeh that Abu Juhaym said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If a person who passes in front of
someone who is praying knew (the burden of sin) that he bears, he would rather
stand for forty than pass in front of him.” Abu al-Nadr said, “I do not know
whether he said forty days or months or years.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
al-Salaah, 480; Muslim, al-Salaah, 507).
With regard to the distance beyond which a person
may pass in front of one who is praying without a sutrah, there are a number of
opinions among the scholars. It is sufficient for us to mention the stronger of
these two opinions. Some of the scholars said that the distance depends on ‘urf
(local custom)
Shaykh Ibn Baaz said: When a person crosses an
area which is not directly in front of the one who is praying and there is no
sutrah, he is not sinning, because if he is far away from him according to what
is regarded as far away in local custom, he is not regarded as one who passes
in front of him; this is like one who passes beyond the sutrah.
Some of the scholars said that the distance in
this case is either three cubits away from where the worshipper is standing, or
the space that a sheep would need to pass in front of the worshipper when he
prostrates. This is the distance prescribed for the sutrah to be in front of
the worshipper, and this is the view of many scholars.
It was narrated that Sahl ibn Sa’d said: Between
the place where the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) prayed and the wall was a space that would allow a sheep to pass.
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 474; Muslim, 508).
It was narrated from Naafi’ that whenever
‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar entered the Ka’bah, he would walk towards the opposite
wall, with the door behind him. So he would walk towards the wall until he was
three cubits away from it, then he would pray in the place which Bilaal told
him the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had prayed.
(narrated by al-Bukhaari, 484).
And Allah knows best
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