Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 997
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا بُنَيَّ إِيَّاكَ وَالِالْتِفَاتَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ الِالْتِفَاتَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ هَلَكَةٌ. فَإِنْ كَانَ لابد فَفِي التَّطَوُّع لَا فِي الْفَرْضِيَّة» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Translation
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He reported that the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: ‘My dear son, beware of turning sideways during prayer, for turning sideways during prayer is ruinous. If there is no alternative, do it during a voluntary prayer, not an obligatory one.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it.