Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب الاِلْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ
Chapter: Turning Around In The Prayer.
2 hadith · references 909–910
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Abu Dawud · 909لَا يَزَالُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مُقْبِلًا عَلَى الْعَبْدِ وَهُوَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ ، فَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُNarrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet ﷺ said: Allah, the Most High, continues to turn favourably towards a servant while he is engaged in prayer as long as he does not look to the side (by turning the neck), but if he does so,6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 910إِنَّمَا هُوَ اخْتِلَاسٌ يَخْتَلِسُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَبْدِAishah said: I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about looking to the sides during prayer. He said: It is something which the devil snatches from a servant’s prayers.6 narrators