SUTRAH
. SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUTRAH:
(1) TALHA REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAW) SAID:
“IF ANY OF YOU PLACES IN FRONT OF HIM (AN OBJECT), LIKE THE BACK OF A SADDLE, THEN LET HIM MAKE SALAAH AND HE SHOULD NOT CARE WHO PASSES FROM THE OTHER SIDE"
(COLLECTED BY MUSLIM)
(2) IT IS PREFERRED FOR A PERSON PRAYING TO PLACE A SUTRAH IN FRONT OF HIM AS A BARRIER BETWEEN HIM AND OTHERS.
(3) THE SUTRAH SHOULD PREFERABLY BE ABOUT AN ARMS LENGTH IN HEIGHT.
(4) THE SUTRAH FOR THE IMAM IS A SUTRAH FOR HIS FOLLOWERS.
. NOTE: IT IS PROHIBITED TO PASS IN FRONT OF SOMEONE WHO IS PRAYING.
THE PRAYING PERSON SHOULD IN THIS CASE PREVENT ANYONE FROM
PASSING IN FRONT OF HIM.