صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الصلاة
The Book of Prayers
باب الأَمْرِ بِتَحْسِينِ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِتْمَامِهَا وَالْخُشُوعِ فِيهَا:
Chapter: The Command To Perform The Prayer Properly, To Complete It, And To Have Khushu' In It
Hadith 423
This hadith is listed as number 957 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : " صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَوْمًا ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا فُلَانُ ، أَلَا تُحْسِنُ صَلَاتَكَ ، أَلَا يَنْظُرُ الْمُصَلِّي إِذَا صَلَّى كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي ؟ فَإِنَّمَا يُصَلِّي لِنَفْسِهِ ، إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَأُبْصِرُ مِنْ وَرَائِي ، كَمَا أُبْصِرُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ " .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led the prayer. Then turning (towards his Companions) he said: O you, the man, why don't you say your prayer well? Does the observer of prayer not see how he is performing the prayer for he performs it for himself? By Allah, I see behind me as I see in front of me.
