Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 982

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Mishkat al-Masabih 982
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الِالْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ: «هُوَ اختلاس يختلسه الشَّيْطَان من صَلَاة العَبْد»

Translation

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‘A’ishah (may God be pleased with her) reported: I asked the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) about looking sideways during prayer. He said: ‘It is something Satan snatches from a servant’s prayer.’