Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddin Al-Albani was asked:

Question:

“The ruling on sutrah, oh Shaikh, if it is raised from the ground like a table or chair for example?”

Answer:

“If he faces its pillars/posts, then this is something desirable. As for if he faces the space between the two posts/pillars, then this is not a sutrah”. End translation. (Silsilatul-Huda wan-nur no. 669)

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan