Hadith on Negligence: Satan steals from an unmindful prayer

Aisha reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about fidgeting in the prayer. The Prophet said, “It is theft by which Satan steals from the prayer of a servant.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 718

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الِالْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ هُوَ اخْتِلَاسٌ يَخْتَلِسُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَبْدِ

718 صحيح البخاري أبواب صفة الصلاة باب الالتفات في الصلاة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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