الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب الأذ كار الواردة عقب الصلاةChapters on the Remembrances after Prayer
4- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الضَّحِكِ وَالِالْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَتَفْقِيعِ الْأَصَابِعِ وَتَشْبِيكِهَا
4- Chapter on What is Reported Regarding Laughing, Turning, Cracking Fingers, and Interlacing Them in Prayer
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Hadith 1906
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي بِثَلَاثٍ وَنَهَانِي عَنْ ثَلَاثٍ، أَوْصَانِي بِالْوِتْرِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ، وَصِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ، وَرَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى، قَالَ: وَنَهَانِي عَنِ الْإِلْتِفَاتِ وَإِقْعَاءٍ كَإِقْعَاءِ الْقِرْدِ، وَنَقْرٍ كَنَقْرِ الدِّيكِ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: My beloved (Prophet) ﷺ instructed me regarding three things and forbade me from three things. He advised me (while instructing) that I should perform Witr before sleeping, fast three days every month, and offer two units of Duha (forenoon) prayer. And the Prophet ﷺ forbade me from turning here and there (in prayer), sitting like a monkey, and pecking like a rooster.
Hadith 1907
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) بِنَحْوِهِ، وَفِيهِ وَنَهَانِي عَنْ نَقْرَةٍ كَنَقْرَةِ الدِّيكِ، وَإِقْعَاءٍ كَإِقْعَاءِ الْكَلْبِ وَالْتِفَاتٍ كَالْتِفَاتِ الثَّعْلَبِ
(Second chain) There is a similar narration, except that it states: And he forbade me from pecking like a rooster, sitting like a dog, and looking around like a fox.
Hadith 1908
عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ: ((الضَّاحِكُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَالْمُلْتَفِتُ وَالْمُفَقِّعُ أَصَابِعَهُ بِمَنْزِلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who laugh in prayer, those who peep, and those who crack their fingers are of the same rank.
Hadith 1909
عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((لَا يَزَالُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مُقْبِلًا عَلَى الْعَبْدِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ، فَإِذَا صَرَفَ وَجْهَهُ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ))
Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty remains attentive to the servant’s prayer as long as he does not turn away here and there; but when he turns his face away, Allah Almighty turns away from him.
Hadith 1910
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ التَّلَفُّتِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ: ((اخْتِلَاسٌ يَخْتَلِسُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَبْدِ))
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about glancing around during prayer, so he said: This is snatching, which Satan snatches from a servant’s prayer.
Hadith 1911
عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مَرْفُوعًا: ((يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ! إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْإِلْتِفَاتَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِلْمُلْتَفِتِ، فَإِنْ غُلِبْتُمْ فِي التَّطَوُّعِ فَلَا تُغْلَبُنَّ فِي الْفَرَائِضِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: “O people! Avoid turning (your face) away, for the one who turns away has no prayer. If you are overcome in voluntary prayers (then you may look), but in any case, do not be overcome in the obligatory prayers.”
Hadith 1912
عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَقَدْ شَبَّكْتُ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِي، فَقَالَ لِي: ((يَا كَعْبُ! إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَا تُشَبِّكْ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِكَ فَأَنْتَ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتَ الصَّلَاةَ))
Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon me in the mosque while I had interlaced my fingers. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Ka'b! When you are in the mosque, do not interlace your fingers, because as long as you remain waiting for the prayer, you are considered to be in prayer."
Hadith 1913
عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَا يَتَطَهَّرُ رَجُلٌ فِي بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ لَا يُرِيدُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا كَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ صَلَاتَهُ، وَلَا يُخَالِفْ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِ يَدَيْهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin 'Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs ablution at home and then leaves (for the mosque) solely for the purpose of prayer, he remains in the state of prayer until he completes the prayer. And none of you should intertwine his fingers with each other during the prayer.
