The matn states that the preferred course is not to engage in stopping the passer. It nevertheless permits a limited response:
• gesture or Tasbih; combining both is disliked;
• a man may raise his voice in recitation to alert the passer;
• a woman may gesture or clap in the manner described by the text.
The source then says not to fight the passer. The revised lesson therefore does not teach forceful physical confrontation as the normal response.
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The Sutrah and Passing in Front of a Worshipper
The matn states that the preferred course is not to engage in stopping the passer. It nevertheless permits a limited response:
• gesture or Tasbih; combining both is disliked;
• a man may raise his voice in recitation to alert the passer;
• a woman may gesture or clap in the manner described by the text.
The source then says not to fight the passer. The revised lesson therefore does not teach forceful physical confrontation as the normal response.