Rulings on Praying Towards a Sutrah
Defining Sutrah
It is an object placed before a praying person that acts as a blockade between the place intended for his ṣalāh and the passage of people before him.1
The Wisdom Behind the Practice of Using a Sutrah
The wisdom behind using a sutrah when performing ṣalāh is:
It acts as a means of maintaining the ṣalāh from deficiencies or complete invalidation by preventing anyone from passing in front of a praying person whilst he is performing ṣalāh.
It behaves as a means of shielding the gaze of the person performing ṣalāh, especially if the sutrah being used is a bulky, wide object. If...