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335. Mūsā bin Ṭalḥah narrated from his father (Ṭalḥah) that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said: "When one of you places something like the post (handle) of the camel saddle in front of him, then let him perform Ṣalāt and not concern himself with who passes beyond that." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abū Hurairah, Saḥl bin Abī Hathmah, Ibn 'Umar, Sabrah bin Ma'bad [Al-Juhnī], Abū Juhaifah, and 'Aishah.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Ṭalḥah is a Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ Hadīth, and this is acted upon according to the people of knowledge. They say that the Imām's Sutrah is the Sutrah for whoever is behind him.
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Commentary
According to a known statement in the opinion of four A'immah, the Sutrah is desirable, not obligatory. One saying of Imām Ahmad is that the Sutrah is obligatory, if nothing is available for a Sutrah, a line should at least be drawn. The truth is if there is a risk of someone passing from the front, then the commandment of having a Sutrah is stressed; and if a person offers prayer, without a Sutrah, at such a place where there is no possibility of someone passing from the front, and someone passes in front of him without a reason, in this case both are sinful.
[1] An item placed in front of the praying person for the purpose of not having someone pass directly in front of him while he is praying.
