Muwatta Malik (Qasim)

Takhrij al-Hadith:
[وأخرجه البخاري 510، ومسلم 507، من حديث مالك به]

Jurisprudential Explanation:
➊ It is forbidden to pass in front of someone performing prayer (without a sutrah).
➋ It is narrated from Nafi‘ that (Sayyiduna) Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) never passed in front of anyone (performing prayer), nor did he allow anyone to pass in front of him. [الموطأ 1/155 ح365 وسنده صحيح]
➌ Ka‘b al-Ahbar said: If the one passing in front of a person performing prayer knew how much sin is upon him, it would be better for him to sink into the earth than to pass in front of the one praying. [الموطأ 1/155 ح363 وسنده صحيح]
➍ Also see al-Muwatta, previous hadith: 175
➎ All those hadiths in which it is mentioned that if a woman or a donkey, etc., passes in front of a person performing prayer, the prayer is invalidated—these hadiths are all abrogated in light of this hadith in which it is stated that «لا يقطع الصلاة شئ» nothing invalidates the prayer. [سنن الدارقطني 1/367 ح1365، وسنده حسن، السنن الكبريٰ للبيهقي 2/278 وحسنه الحافظ فى الدرايه ص178 ح221، وقال شيخنا الامام ابومحمد بديع الدين الراشدي السندهي : ”الظاهر أن حديث أنس حسن“ السمط الابريز حاشية مسند عمر بن عبدالعزيز ص16 ح7]
◄ Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) said: «كان يقال لا يقطع صلاة المسلم شئ» It used to be said that nothing invalidates the prayer of a Muslim. [سنن الدار قطني 368/1 ح 1369، و سنده صحيح]
◄ Umm al-Mu’minin A’ishah (radi Allahu anha) said: Nothing invalidates the prayer except a black dog. [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 1/280 ح2890 وسنده صحيح، الحكم بن عتيبه صرح بالسماع من خيثمة بن عبدالرحمٰن بن ابي سبرة والحمدلله]
◄ It is narrated from Salim ibn Abdullah ibn Umar (rahimahullah) that (Sayyiduna) Ibn al-Zubayr (radi Allahu anhu) led us in prayer. When we had performed one or two rak‘ahs, a woman passed in front of us, but he (Ibn al-Zubayr radi Allahu anhu) paid no attention to it. [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 524/2 ح 8757 و سنده صحيح]
◄ Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) said: Nothing invalidates the prayer, and prevent (someone from passing) as much as you are able. [الاوسط لابن المنذر 5/103، 104 ت2473 وسنده صحيح، شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي 1/463 وسنده صحيح]
◄ It is narrated from Ibrahim ibn Abdur-Rahman ibn ‘Awf (radi Allahu anhu) that I was performing prayer when a man passed in front of me. I tried to stop him, but he still passed. Then I asked (Sayyiduna) Uthman ibn Affan (radi Allahu anhu), and he said: Nephew! This does not harm you. [الاوسط لابن المنذر 5/104 ت2476 وسنده صحيح، شرح معاني الآثار 1/464، زوائد مسند أحمد 1/72 ح523]
It is thus understood that the hadith regarding invalidation of prayer by passing in front is either abrogated, or it means that the reward of the prayer is diminished. For abrogation, see [الاعتبار فى الناسخ والمنسوخ من الآثار للحازمي ص118]