Hadith 417

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 4: Prayer

Chapter 20

What may not be done during Prayer and what is permitted - Section 1

بَابُ مَا لَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَمَا يُبَاحُ مِنْهُ - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 997
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
He reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Sonny, avoid turning to the side when you are engaged in prayer, for turning to the side produces destruction. If you must do it, do it in the voluntary, but not in the obligatory prayer.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.