Does a woman's passing in front of another woman interrupt her prayer, and must she repeat it?
Based on the view that the passing of a woman in front of a praying person invalidates their prayer, this applies generally to both men and women. Thus, a woman invalidates the prayer of another woman just as she invalidates the prayer of a man. The explanation for restricting the hadith to "the Muslim man" is that rulings mentioned for men also apply to women unless there is evidence to the contrary, and vice versa. This is the fundamental principle. There is no explicit evidence that restricts this invalidation to men alone, excluding women, concerning the passing of a woman, a black dog, or a donkey. Therefore, the correct view is that it is general for everyone.
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