Hadith 17

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 13: The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer) Hasan

Chapter 10

Stern warning against turning around when praying

باب التَّشْدِيدِ فِي الاِلْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Hasan
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1195
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الأَحْوَصِ، يُحَدِّثُنَا فِي مَجْلِسِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ جَالِسٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ لاَ يَزَالُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مُقْبِلاً عَلَى الْعَبْدِ فِي صَلاَتِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ فَإِذَا صَرَفَ وَجْهَهُ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ ‏"
It was narrated that Az-Zuhri said:

"I heard Abu Al-Ahwas saying to us in a gathering with Ibn Al-Musayyab when Ibn Al-Musayyab was sitting there, that he had heard Abu Dharr say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Allah (SWT) continues to look upon His slave while he is praying, so long as he does not turn away. If he turns his face away, He turns away from him."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Abu Dharr al-Ghaffari

جندب بن جنادة أبو ذر الغفاري

203 narrations

follower
2

al-Zuhri ‎,

ابن شهاب الزهري محمد بن مسلم

3,342 narrations

successor
3

Yonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijad

يونس بن يزيد بن أبي النجاد

823 narrations

successor
4

'Abdullah bin Mubarak

عبد الله بن المبارك

716 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Swyd bin Nsr bin Swyd

سويد بن نصر بن سويد

177 narrations