Likewise, in the narration of Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā al-Kaḥḥāl, he said concerning one whose building is higher than his neighbor’s: “He should screen himself.”

If it is said: “It should have been stated that he is required not to overlook others, rather than that he is required to screen his rooftop,” the response is that, in practice, he cannot avoid overlooking others except by building a screen, since he may inadvertently or heedlessly overlook them because his building rises above them.

The people under covenant protection are to be prohibited from raising their buildings above the buildings of Muslims. If they already possess tall buildings, it is possible that they may be allowed to retain them, while being required to screen their rooftops. They are to be held to the conditions stipulated in their covenant, including wearing distinctive clothing, differing from Muslims in appearance, and refraining from openly proclaiming their beliefs that Ezra is the son of Allah and that the Messiah is the son of Allah.

Muslims who assault them with abuse or harm are to be restrained, and anyone who violates this rule is to be disciplined for it.

If among the imams of public mosques and well-attended congregational mosques there is one who prolongs the prayer until the weak are unable to endure it and people with pressing needs are hindered by it, the muḥtasib should censure him for this, just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) censured Muʿādh when he prolonged the prayer with his people, saying: “Are you causing people hardship, O Muʿādh?”