صحيح ابن خزيمه
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
جماع أبواب الأذان والإقامةChapters on Adhan and Iqamah
(93) بَابُ ذِكْرِ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى أَنَّ الِالْتِفَاتَ الْمَنْهِيَّ عَنْهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ صَلَاةُ الْمَرْءِ بِهِ نَاقِصَةً هُوَ أَنْ يَلْوِيَ الْمُلْتَفِتُ عُنُقَهُ،
Chapter 93: Evidence that the prohibited turning in prayer is to turn the neck
Hadith Q485
لَا أَنْ يَلْحَظَ بِعَيْنِهِ يَمِينَا وَشِمَالًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَلْوِيَ عُنُقَهُ، إِذِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ كَانَ يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَلْوِيَ عُنُقَهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ.
By this, it is not meant to glance to the right or left without turning the neck, because the Prophet ﷺ would sometimes, when necessary, turn during his prayer without turning his neck behind his back.
Hadith 485
نا أَبُو عَمَّارٍ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ ، نا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي هِنْدَ ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صَلاتِهِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالا ، وَلا يَلْوِي عُنُقَهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : قَوْلُهُ يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صَلاتِهِ : يَعْنِي يَلْحَظُ بِعَيْنِهِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالا
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to glance to the right and left in his prayer, but he would not turn his neck behind his back. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the statement of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), "The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to glance in his prayer," means that he would look to the right and left with his eyes.
