Hadith 12401

Chapter 169

باب 169

(169) باب النَّظَرِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

(318) Chapter: Looking (Up) In The Prayer (TR)
524
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِمْ " . فَاشْتَدَّ قَوْلُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ " لَيَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ " .

Anas b. Malik reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) assaying :
What is the matter that people raise their (Upwards) in prayer. He then said sternly: They should stop doing that, otherwise their sight will be snatched away. (TR)

Reference (TR): Sunan Abi Dawud 913 (TR)

In-book reference (TR): Book 2, Hadith 524 (TR)

English translation (TR): Book 2, Hadith 913 (TR)