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ASSALAM U ALAIKUM BURHAN SIR

SECONDLY SIR I WOULD LIKE TO ASK U WHEN IMAM FINISH ALHAMDO SURAH FATIAH IN ANY FARZ PRAYERS IS IT COMPULSORY HUZUR (SAWS) HADIS TO SAY AMEEN IN HIGH VOICE ???

IF PERSON IS PRAYING NAMAZ I PRESUME ITS VERY BIG OFFENCE IF U BREAK HIS NAMAZ BY WALKING IN FRONT OF HIM U KNOW WHAT I MEAN

WILL U PLEASE GUIDE ME ON THIS WITH REF TO HUZUR (SAWS) HADIS

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Answer:

Ameen and walking in front of sutra

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your Question: SECONDLY SIR I WOULD LIKE TO ASK U WHEN IMAM FINISH ALHAMDO SURAH FATIAH IN ANY FARZ PRAYERS IS IT COMPULSORY HUZUR (SAWS) HADIS TO SAY AMEEN IN HIGH VOICE ???

Although it is not considered obligatory, there is compelling evidence and a preferred Sunnah in the authentic traditions of the Messenger of Allah (saws) to say ‘ameen’ aloud with the imam at the end of the recitation of Surah al-Fateha when praying in congregation.

Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 1.136

Sunnah acts of prayer, Saying 'Ameen

It is Sunnah for everyone to say 'ameen’ after reciting al-Fatihah. The word ‘ameen’ is not part of Surah al-Fatihah, but rather a supplication meaning, "O Allah, respond (to, or answer what we have said). It should be said aloud in the prayers where the recital is aloud, and quietly in the prayers where the recital is silent.

Said Na'eem al-Mujamir, "I prayed behind Abu Hurairah and he said, 'In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful,' then recited Surah al-Fatihah, and closed it with 'ameen’. The people also said 'ameen’. After the prayer, Abu Hurairah said, 'By the One in whose Hand is my soul, I have followed the prayer of the Prophet (saws)."

Related by Al-Bukhari, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban and Ibn as-Siraj.

Ibn Shihab (az-Zuhri) said, "The Messenger of Allah (saws)would say 'ameen’ (after recitation of Surah al-Fateha in prayers)."

Related by Bukhari.

Abu Hurairah said, "When the Messenger of Allah (saws)would recite, '...Not with those with whom You are displeased, and not of those who have gone astray (end of Surah al-Fateha),' he (saws) would say 'ameen’, such that those close to him could hear him." (Related by Abu Dawud.) Ibn Majah's version is, "Until the people in the first row would hear him, and the mosque would ring with the sound." Al-Hakim also relates this hadith.

Wa'il ibn Jubair says, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (saws)recite, '...and not of those who have gone astray (end of Surah al-Fateha),' and then say 'ameen’, and make it long with his voice." (Related by Ahmad.) Abu Dawud has it with the wording, "And he would raise his voice with it."

Reported 'Ata, "I have found two hundred companions of the Prophet (saws) in this mosque and when the imam recited,'...and not of those who have gone astray (end of Surah al-Fateha),' I heard them say 'ameen.’

Hadrat Aishah reported that the Prophet (saws) said, 'The Jews do not envy you for anything more than they envy you for the salutations, and the saying of 'ameen’ behind the imam." (Related by Ahmad and Ibn Majah)

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (saws) said, When the imam recites, '... not of those with whom You are angered nor of those who have gone astray (end of Surah al-Fateha),' you should say 'ameen’. If this corresponds to when the Angels say it, he will have all of his previous sins forgiven." (Related by al-Bukhari.)

Your Question: IF PERSON IS PRAYING NAMAZ I PRESUME ITS VERY BIG OFFENCE IF U BREAK HIS NAMAZ BY WALKING IN FRONT OF HIM U KNOW WHAT I MEAN WILL U PLEASE GUIDE ME ON THIS WITH REF TO HUZUR (SAWS) HADIS

Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 2.78a

Prohibition of passing in front of a praying person

It is forbidden to pass in front of a person who is praying (i.e., between him and his sutrah) .

Abu Hurairah relates that the Prophet (saws) said: "When one of you prays, he should place something in front of him (sutra). If he cannot find anything, he should prop up his staff [in front of him]. If he does not have a staff, he should draw a line [on the ground in front of him] then nothing that passes in front of him will harm him." This is related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud and Ibn Hibban.

There are many hadith which forbid passing between a person and his sutrah, and describe such an act as a major sin.

Busr ibn Sa'id says that Zaid ibn Khalid sent him to Abu Juhaim to ask him what he had heard from the Prophet (saws) concerning passing in front of someone who is praying. He said that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "If one knew [the sin] of passing in front of one who is praying, he would rather wait forty [...] than to pass in front of him."

Related by Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ahmad and Abu Dawood.

Zaid ibn Khalid relates that the Messenger of Allah said: "If the one who passes in front of one who is praying knew what was upon him [of sin], it would be better for him to stand [and wait] for forty autumns than to pass in front of him."

Related by al-Bazzar.

Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 2.79

Preventing someone from passing in front of a praying person

It is permissible to keep some one from passing in front of a person who is praying.

If a praying person has a sutrah in front of him, then it is allowed for him to prevent any human or animal from passing in front of him. If a person passes in front of him from beyond the sutrah, then the person in salah is neither to prevent the passer-by nor will he be harmed by him.

Abu Saleh as-Saman said: "I will narrate to you what I heard and saw from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri. One day I was with Abu Sa'id and he was offering salah on Friday facing something which concealed him from the people when a young man from the tribe of Mu'ait came and tried to pass in front of Abu Sa'id. He pushed him back. He tried again and Abu Sa'id struck him harder. The two scuffled. The man went to Marwan to complain. Abu Sa'id also went to Marwan. Marwan asked: 'What has happened between you and the son of your brother that caused him to complain?' Abu Sa'id said: 'I heard the Prophet (saws) say: 'If any of you prays toward a sutrah and someone tries to pass in front of you, then turn him away. If he refuses, use force for he is the Shaytaan."'

Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan