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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب كَرَاهِيَةِ الاِلْتِفَاتِ في الصَّلاَةِ:Chapter: Dislike of turning in prayer
Hadith 1461
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْأَحْوَصِ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "لَا يَزَالُ اللَّهُ مُقْبِلًا عَلَى الْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ، فَإِذَا صَرَفَ وَجْهَهُ، انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ".
Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty remains attentive to the servant as long as he does not turn here and there; when the worshipper turns his face away, Allah Almighty also turns away from him."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 1460)
From this hadith, turning one’s attention here and there and looking around during prayer is prohibited.
There are two types of turning (iltafat):
Turning the gaze and looking here and there—according to the light of the ahadith, there is allowance for this, and even this should not occur in obligatory (fard) prayer if possible, as it is better to avoid it. As for turning the neck and looking around, this is prohibited, because in prayer a person should remain focused and keep his gaze towards the place of prostration (sajdah), so that his attention does not become distracted and the humility and submissiveness (khushu‘ and khudu‘) that are extremely necessary for prayer remain intact.
From this hadith, turning one’s attention here and there and looking around during prayer is prohibited.
There are two types of turning (iltafat):
Turning the gaze and looking here and there—according to the light of the ahadith, there is allowance for this, and even this should not occur in obligatory (fard) prayer if possible, as it is better to avoid it. As for turning the neck and looking around, this is prohibited, because in prayer a person should remain focused and keep his gaze towards the place of prostration (sajdah), so that his attention does not become distracted and the humility and submissiveness (khushu‘ and khudu‘) that are extremely necessary for prayer remain intact.
