The report of Aisha: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, only intended that the passing of a dog, a woman, and a donkey cuts off the prayer of the one who is praying, not the staying of the dog, nor its lying down, nor the lying down of the donkey, nor the lying down of the woman cuts off the prayer of the one who is praying. And Aisha only reported that she used to lie down in front of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was praying, not that she passed in front of him.

Abdullah bin Samit رحمه الله narrates from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr رضی اللہ عنہ that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: "The prayer will be invalidated if a donkey, a woman, or a black dog passes in front of the one praying." I asked, "Is there a difference between a black dog and a yellow or red dog?" He replied, "I asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم just as you have asked me, and he said: 'The black dog is a devil.'"

And this is among the words of the explainer, as he explained the report of Abu Huraira and Abdullah ibn Mughaffal regarding the mention of the dog in the report of Abu Dharr. So he generalized the mention of the dog in the report of Abu Huraira and Abdullah ibn Mughaffal, saying: The dog, the donkey, and the woman cut off the prayer. And he clarified in the report of Abu Dharr that the dog which cuts off the prayer is the black one and not others. Likewise, he clarified in the report of Ibn Abbas that the menstruating woman is the one who cuts off the prayer and not others.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) said: "A dog and a menstruating woman invalidate the prayer."

Some scholars are of the opinion that this hadith is contrary to the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "A donkey, a dog, and a woman interrupt the prayer."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I and Fadl (may Allah be pleased with them both) came riding on a donkey while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was leading the people in prayer at Arafat. We passed in front of some of the rows, then we dismounted from it and let it graze, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not say anything to us. In the narration of Abdul Jabbar, it is stated: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not forbid us." The wording in the narration of Makhzumi is: "He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not say anything to us." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Imam Ma'mar and Malik narrated it in such a way that "He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was leading the people in prayer at Mina."

In the narration of Hazrat Mu’ammar (may Allah have mercy on him), these words are mentioned:“And a donkey passed in front of the people, but it did not break their prayer.”And in the narration of Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him), these words are mentioned:“I was riding a donkey, so I left it between the rows and I myself joined the prayer, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not scold me (because of this action).”Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in this hadith it is not stated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw the donkey passing or grazing in front of the rows. Nor is it mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was aware of this matter. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not order those individuals to repeat their prayer in front of whom the donkey had passed. And this hadith is established and authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that a black dog, a menstruating woman, and a donkey break the prayer. Therefore, until a hadith contrary to this is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), it is not permissible to give a fatwa or adopt an opinion against the established hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I and a boy from Banu Hashim came riding on a donkey or two donkeys, and I passed in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) while he was praying (and by our passing), the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not break his prayer. And two girls from Banu Abdul Muttalib came and they held the knees of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), so he separated both of them but did not break his prayer. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that there is no evidence in this hadith that a donkey passed in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Rather, he only said that I passed in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). And this wording indicates that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) passed in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) after getting down from the donkey, because he said that I passed in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) while he was praying.

In the narration of Imam Shu’bah from Ubaidullah bin Musa, these words are present: So we passed in front of you (the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), then we dismounted from the donkey and joined you in the prayer. It is impossible to give preference to Ubaidullah bin Musa over Muhammad bin Ja’far, especially in the hadith of Imam Shu’bah. Even if Muhammad bin Ja’far opposes several narrators like Ubaidullah bin Musa in the hadith of Imam Shu’bah, still Muhammad bin Ja’far will be given preference over them. The same narration has been reported by Mansur bin Mu’tamir from Suhaib with his chain. He says: We were present in the company of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), so we mentioned those things which invalidate the prayer. The attendees said that the prayer is invalidated by a donkey and a woman (passing in front of the praying person). So Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: I and a boy from Banu Abdul Muttalib came riding together on a donkey while the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was leading the people in prayer in an open place. So we left the donkey in front of him, then we came and entered (the prayer) in front of him. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم did not mind this. And (once) the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was praying when two girls from Banu Abdul Muttalib came fighting. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم caught both of them and separated one girl from the other. And the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم did not mind this at all.

Imam Abu Bakr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that the apparent meaning of this hadith is also like the hadith of Ubaidullah bin Abdullah from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the donkey passed in front of the companions of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and not in front of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, himself. And in this hadith, it is also not mentioned that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was aware of this matter. But even if it had been mentioned in the hadith that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, became aware that the donkey had passed in front of some of his followers, still the sutrah of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would have been sufficient for his followers. Because when the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to lead the prayer in the Eid ground, he would make a spear as a sutrah. And if the sutrah of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was not considered a sutrah for the followers, then every worshipper would have had to make a sutrah with a spear like the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Therefore, the raising of the spear as a sutrah for the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and his not commanding the followers to make a (separate) sutrah, is evidence that the sutrah of the imam is the sutrah of the followers.