´It was narrated that Hasan Al-‘Urani said:` ‘Mention was made in the presence of Ibn ‘Abbas about what severs the prayer. They mentioned a dog, a donkey and a woman. He said: ‘What do you say about kids (young goats)? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was performing prayer one day, when a kid came and wanted to pass in front of him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) preceded it toward the Qiblah. (to tighten the space and prevent it from passing in front of him).’”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة / 953
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, قال البوصيري: ’’ ھذا إسناد صحيح،رجاله ثقات إلا أنه منقطع, قال أحمد و ابن معين: لم يسمع الحسن (العرني) من ابن عباس ‘‘ فالسند منقطع, وقال الحافظ في العرني: ثقة،أرسل عن ابن عباس (تقريب: 1252), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 411
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ ابن ماجہ ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 5398 ، ومصباح الزجاجة : 344 ) ، وقد أخرجہ : سنن ابی داود/الصلاة 111 ( 709 ) ، مسند احمد ( 1/247 ، 291 ، 308 ، 343 ) ( صحیح ) » ( حسن العرنی اور ابن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما کے مابین انقطاع کی وجہ سے سند ضعیف ہے ، لیکن دوسرے طریق سے یہ صحیح ہے ، صحیح ابی داو د : 702 ، نیز مصباح الزجاجة ، موطا امام مالک/ الجامعہ الاسلامیہ : 346 )
1؎: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam quickly moved towards the qiblah in order to prevent it from passing.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues: ➊ The one performing prayer should not allow anything to pass in front of him. ➋ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) moved forward so that the space for passing in front would become less, and the ewe would pass from behind. ➌ According to some scholars, this narration is authentic.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 953
Ibn Abbas said: The Prophet ﷺ was (once) praying. A kid went passing in front of him and he kept on stopping it.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
709. Commentary: ➊ The person performing prayer should safeguard his prayer. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not even permit the passing of a young goat. ➋ That young goat passed from behind the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, that is, in front of the followers (muqtadis), because for the followers, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself was the sutrah (barrier).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 709