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4866. It was narrated from Abû Sa'eed Al-Khudrî that he was praying and a son of Marwân wanted to pass in front of him. He tried to stop him but he did not go back, so he hit him. The boy went out crying and went to Marwân and told him (what had happened). Marwân said to Abû Sa'eed: "Why did you hit your brother's son?" He said: "I did not hit him, rather I hit the Shaitân. I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: 'If one of you is praying and someone wants to pass in front of him, let him try to stop him as much as he can, and if he persists then let him fight him, for he is a devil.'" (Sâhîh)
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'Fight him', but to such a length only that one's own prayer is not nullified, because you are attempting to stop someone in order to protect your prayer. If you render your own prayer void, what is the use of preventing someone?
