Sayyiduna Harith Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah the Exalted commanded Sayyiduna Yahya bin Zakariya (peace be upon him) to act upon five things and to command the Children of Israel to act upon them as well. Therefore, he used to admonish the people regarding these matters. Then he said: 'Verily, Allah the Exalted has commanded you to perform prayer. So when you turn your faces (towards prayer), then do not turn here and there, because when a servant prays to Allah the Exalted, Allah turns His Face towards the face of His servant, and He does not turn His Face away from him until the servant turns his face away.'"