The narration of Hazrat Aun bin Abi Juhaifah from his father is that the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) started to pray after planting a spear, while behind it a dog, a woman, and a donkey were passing by. And in the narration of Hazrat Rabee’ bin Sabrah Jahni from the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him), it is stated:“Make a sutrah in your prayer, even if it is only with an arrow.”And in the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Sa’eed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him), it is stated:“When any one of you prays, he should face towards a sutrah and should stand close to the sutrah.”Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that all these narrations are authentic, that the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) has ordered the one who prays to make a sutrah in his prayer. Whereas Abdul Kareem has narrated from Mujahid from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed in an open field without a sutrah, because in the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) there was no such structure in Arafat which he (peace be upon him) could use as a sutrah, even though he (peace be upon him) forbade the one who prays from praying without a sutrah. And in the narration of Sadaqah bin Yasar, he says that I heard Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:“Do not pray without making a sutrah.”And in the narration of Musa bin Talhah from his respected father, there is evidence that when a donkey passes in front of the one who is praying and there is no sutrah in front of him, then the passing of the donkey in front of him will harm his prayer.