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700. It was narrated from Humaid, meaning Ibn Hilāl who said: "Abū Sāliḥ said: 'Shall I narrate to you something that I saw and heard from Abū Sa'eed? — He visited Marwān and said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: "When one of you prays towards something (a Sutrah) that blocks him from the people, and someone tries to cross in front of him, then let him push him in his chest, and if he refuses, then fight him, for he is a Shaitān.'"(Sahīh)
Abū Dāwud said: Sufyān Ath-Thawrī said: "A person arrogantly walks in front of me while I am praying, so I stop him, and a weak person passes, so I don't stop him."
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One stops the person from passing in front of them while they are performing Salāt, actual fighting will dictate that they are no longer performing Salāt, and therefore defeats the purpose of stopping them. Al-Khaṭṭābī said: "In this is evidence that few actions do not sever the Salāt, provided it is not lengthy." Meaning, provided he does not become engaged in a matter aside from Salāt. So the meaning is to stop him, then grab him if necessary, and then to push him back forcefully, if necessary, etc.
