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684. (There is another chain) It was reported from Al-Ḥasan that Abū Bakrah once came (to the Masjid) and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was in Rukū', so he bowed outside of the row, and then walked up to the row. After the Prophet ﷺ finished the prayer, he said: "Who among you was the one who bowed outside of the row, and then walked up to the row?" Abū Bakrah said: "I did." So the Prophet ﷺ said: "May Allāh increase your eagerness, and do not repeat it." (Ṣaḥīḥ) THE CHAPTERS RELATEDTO THE SUTRAH The Sutrah refers to an object that a person should place, or have, in front of him during the Ṣalāt. The purpose of the Sutrah is to demarcate the area in which one is performing Ṣalāt, allowing a pedestrian to cross beyond it, in front of the person who is praying, since the Sutrah will act as a barrier between the one passing by, and the one who is praying.