[Machine] Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri used to pray, and a man from the family of Abu Mu'ayt passed by and he prevented him. But the man refused to stop, so Abu Sa'id threw him away. Marwan was the governor of Madinah at that time, so the man complained to him about what happened. Marwan mentioned this incident to Abu Sa'id, who said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'If something passes in front of one of you while he is praying, let him prevent it. And if it insists, let him fight it, for it is only a Shaytan (devil).' And I had forbidden him, but he refused to stop."  

أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ ؓ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ آلِ أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ فَمَنَعَهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَنْتَهِيَ فَنَبَذَهُ فَأَبَى فَدَفَعَ فِي صَدْرِهِ وَمَرْوَانُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَشَكَا ذَلِكَ إِلَيْهِ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ مَرْوَانُ لِأَبِي سَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَحَدِكُمْ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلْيَمْنَعْهُ فَإِنْ أَبِي فَلْيُقَاتِلْهُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ وَإِنِّي قَدْ كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَنْتَهِيَ