سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب السهوThe Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)
بَابُ : التَّشْدِيدِ فِي الاِلْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Stern warning against turning around when praying
Hadith 1196
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْأَحْوَصِ يُحَدِّثُنَا فِي مَجْلِسِ سَعِيدِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ , وَابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ جَالِسٌ , أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ , يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا يَزَالُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مُقْبِلًا عَلَى الْعَبْدِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ , فَإِذَا صَرَفَ وَجْهَهُ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ " .
´It was narrated that Az-Zuhri said:` "I heard Abu Al-Ahwas saying to us in a gathering with Ibn Al-Musayyab when Ibn Al-Musayyab was sitting there, that he had heard Abu Dharr say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Allah (SWT) continues to look upon His slave while he is praying, so long as he does not turn away. If he turns his face away, He turns away from him."
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1196. Commentary:
➊ Looking around during prayer is strictly prohibited.
➋ From this blessed hadith, the virtue and importance of prayer also become clear: prayer is a means for Allah, the Exalted, to turn His attention to His servant, and this is the perfection of Allah’s grace and kindness upon His servant.
➌ Looking around during prayer is to turn away from Allah, the Exalted. When the servant himself turns away from Allah’s mercy, then Allah, the Exalted, also turns away from him. Therefore, one cannot look around in any direction during prayer. However, if there is some necessity that compels one to look around during prayer, that is a different matter—for example: the imam, due to some need, glancing towards the followers, or the followers, due to necessity, glancing towards the imam. Even in such cases, one should only use the corner of the eye, not turn the entire face away from the qiblah, as will be mentioned in the hadith of the next chapter.
➊ Looking around during prayer is strictly prohibited.
➋ From this blessed hadith, the virtue and importance of prayer also become clear: prayer is a means for Allah, the Exalted, to turn His attention to His servant, and this is the perfection of Allah’s grace and kindness upon His servant.
➌ Looking around during prayer is to turn away from Allah, the Exalted. When the servant himself turns away from Allah’s mercy, then Allah, the Exalted, also turns away from him. Therefore, one cannot look around in any direction during prayer. However, if there is some necessity that compels one to look around during prayer, that is a different matter—for example: the imam, due to some need, glancing towards the followers, or the followers, due to necessity, glancing towards the imam. Even in such cases, one should only use the corner of the eye, not turn the entire face away from the qiblah, as will be mentioned in the hadith of the next chapter.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1196
