Walking in front of a musallee
Question
Is there a Hadith which says a person would wait 40 years if he new the punishment for walking in front of a musalli (a person praying salah)?
Answer
Yes.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
عن بسر بن سعيد أن زيد بن خالد الجهني أرسله إلى إبي جهيم يسأله ماذا سمع من رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم في المار بين يدي المصلي ؟ فقال أبو جهيم : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم لو يعلم المار بين يدي المصلي ماذا عليه لكان أن يقف أربعين خير له من أن يمر بين يديه قال أبوالنضر لا أدري قال أربعين يوما أو شهرا أو سنة ؟ (جامع الترمذي #336)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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People also ask
Is it sinful to pass in front of someone praying?
“If one is sitting or performing salaah in front of a musallee, then it will be permissible for him to move to the right or move to the left. This will not be regarded as passing in front of the musallee.”
Mufti Online · 36 fatawa from 4 Darul Iftas on this
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