“The Messenger of Allah had a reedmat that he would spread out during the day, and make into acompartment at night, towards which he would perform prayer.”

“Whenanyone of you performs prayer, let him put something in front of him.If he cannot find anything then let him put a stick. If he cannotfindone, then let him draw a line. Then it will not matter ifanythingpasses in front of him.”

“They sent me to Zaid bin Khalid to ask himaboutpassing in front of one who is performing prayer. He told methat theProphet (ﷺ) said: ‘Waiting for forty is better than passinginfront of one who is performing prayer.’”(One of the narrators) Sufyan said: "I do not know if he meant forty years, months, days, or hours."

“What did you hear from theProphet(ﷺ) about a man when he is performing prayer?” He said: “Iheard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: ‘If anyone of you knew (how greatisthe sin involved) when he passed in front of his brother who isperforming prayer, then waiting for forty’,” (one of thenarrators)said: “I do not know if he meant forty years, fortymonths, or fortydays, ‘would be better for him than that.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Ifanyone of you knew (how great is the sin involved) in passing infrontof his brother while he is performing prayer, waiting for onehundredyears would be better for him than one step that he takes.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) wasperformingprayer at ‘Arafat, and Fadl and I came riding a femaledonkey. Wepassed in front of part of the row, then we dismounted andleft thedonkey, and we came and joined the row.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) wasperformingprayer in the house of Umm Salamah, and ‘Abdullah or ‘UmarbinAbu Salamah passed in front of him; he gestured his hand, and hewentback. Then Zainab bint Umm Salamah passed in front of him, and hegestured his hand, but she kept going. When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) finished his prayer, he said: ‘These (women) are morestubborn.’”

“Theprayeris severed by a black dog and a woman who has reached the ageofmenstruation.”

“Theprayeris severed by a woman, a dog and a donkey.”

“The prayer is severed by a woman, a dog and a donkey.”

“The prayer is severed by a woman, a donkey, and ablack dog, if there is not something like the handle of a saddle infront of a man.” I (‘Abdullah) said: “What is wrong with ablack dogand not a red one?” He (Abu Dharr) said: ‘I asked theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) the same question, and he said: “The blackdog is aShaitan (satan).”

‘Mention was made in thepresence of Ibn ‘Abbas about what severs the prayer. They mentionedadog, a donkey and a woman. He said: ‘What do you say about kids(younggoats)? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was performing prayer oneday,when a kid came and wanted to pass in front of him. TheMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) preceded it toward the Qiblah. (to tightenthe space andprevent it from passing in front of him).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you performsprayer, let him pray facing towards a Sutrah, and let him get closetoit, and not let anyone pass in front of him. If someone comes andwants to pass in front of him, let him fight him, for he is a Shaitan(satan).’”

“When anyone of you is performing prayer, he should notlet anyone pass in front of him. If he insists then let him fighthim,for he has a Qarin (devil-companion) with him.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray atnight,and I was laying between him and the prayer direction, as a(body fora) funeral horizontally.’”

It wasnarrated from Zainab bint Umm Salamah that her mother saidthat herbed was in front of the place where the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)prostrated.

“The Prophet (ﷺ)used toperform prayer when I was opposite to him, and his garmentwouldsometimes touch me when he prostrated.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade performing prayer behind one who is engaged in conversationorone who is sleeping.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used toteachus not to bow or prostrate before the Imam; when he says theTakbirthen say the Takbir, and when he prostrates, you shouldprostrate.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Does not the one who raises his head before the Imam fearthatAllah may turn his head into the head of a donkey?’”