Chapter Introduction
۳۱۷ ـ - باب تحريم المرور بين يدى المصلى
Riyad-us-Saliheen
Chapter 317: About the Forbiddance of Passing between the One performing the Prayer and His Sotrah
Hadith 1009: Hadith 1009
١٠٠٩ - عَنْ أَبي جَهَيْمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ : ( لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْمَارَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ المُصَلِّي مَاذَا عَلَيْهِ منَ الإِثُمَّ ، لَكَانَ أَنْ يَقِفَ أَربَعِينَ خَيْرًا لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمُرٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ . قَالَ الراوي : لَا أَدْرِي أَقَالَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا ، أَوْ شَهْرًا ، أَوْ سَنَةً . رواه البخاري
Translation: 1009. Narrated Abu-Johaym; ' Allah's Messenger said: ' If the person who passes in front of another person in the prayer knew the magnitude of his sin, he would prefer to wait for 40 (days, months or years) rather than passing in front of him (between the praying person and his Sotrah). (Abu-n-Nadhr, one of the sub-narrators) said; ' I do not remember exactly whether the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "... For 40 days, months or for 40 years. " (Bukhari).