Is it permissible to pray in front of someone sleeping or sitting?

Scholars dislike praying in the direction of someone sleeping for fear of uncovering their 'awrah or causing disturbance. As for praying in the direction of someone sitting, it is disliked if they are facing the worshiper. If they are shielded by their back, there is a detailed explanation: it is disliked if it is a non-mahram woman or a disbeliever, but permissible without dislike if it is a man who is not a disbeliever. Regarding a mahram woman, there are two opinions, the preponderant of which is permissibility.