The ruling on turning around in prayer
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is turning around in prayer forbidden, or does it invalidate the prayer? This is to check on a child, whether the prayer is at home or in the Sacred Mosque. When the child is crying and the time for prayer is about to end, what should I do? Should I leave him crying, or pick him up, or how do you guide me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Turning around in prayer without need is disliked. This is based on the saying of the Prophet in the authentic collections, which indicates the dislike of turning around without an excuse. This refers to turning the head. However, if there is an excuse, such as a woman turning to her son who is near her to check on his condition, or a person hearing a sound to his right or left that he fears and turning to look, or for other reasons, there is no harm. It is established that Yasir turned around, O Allah, out of necessity in prayer.
And [the Prophet] said, "Recitation of tasbih for men and clapping for women." If one of them recites tasbih, he turns to him. When the people started clapping excessively during the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ and al-Ṣiddiq, he turned to see what was happening. When the Prophet ﷺ saw that al-Ṣiddiq had lagged behind, the Prophet ﷺ stepped forward and led the people in prayer. Al-Ṣiddiq had already said the opening takbir with them and entered the prayer, while the Prophet ﷺ was absent, having gone to negotiate a truce with Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf in Quba. The Prophet ﷺ arrived while al-Ṣiddiq was in prayer, and the people clapped excessively. Al-Ṣiddiq turned and saw the Prophet ﷺ, so he stepped back. The Prophet ﷺ gestured to him to stay, but he did not stay; he stepped back, and the Prophet ﷺ stepped forward and led the people in prayer. When asked, he said to al-Ṣiddiq, "What is the matter with you that you continued in your prayer?"As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 5:92. Then he said to the people, "What is the matter with you that you started clapping when something happened to you in prayer? If something happens to you in prayer, let the men recite tasbih and let the women clap. Yes. If a man recites tasbih, he turns to him. This indicates that turning around for a need is not a problem. Yes.
The Sunnah is that if people fall asleep during prayer, the men should recite tasbih, "Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah," until the imam wakes up if he has made a mistake. As for the woman, she should clap, rubbing one hand on the other or on her thigh, to alert the imam to the mistake. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is turning around in prayer forbidden, or does it invalidate the prayer? This is to check on a child, whether the prayer is at home or in the Sacred Mosque. When the child is crying and the time for prayer is about to end, what should I do? Should I leave him crying, or pick him up, or how do you guide me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Turning around in prayer without need is disliked. This is based on the saying of the Prophet
The Prophet ﷺ, when asked about turning around in prayer, said, "It is a theft that Satan steals from the prayer of the servant." Al-Bukhari narrated it.
صلى الله عليه وسلم لما سئل عن الالتفات في الصلاة قال هو اختلاس يختلسه الشيطان من صلاة العبد، خرجه البخاريAnd [the Prophet] said, "Recitation of tasbih for men and clapping for women." If one of them recites tasbih, he turns to him. When the people started clapping excessively during the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ and al-Ṣiddiq, he turned to see what was happening. When the Prophet ﷺ saw that al-Ṣiddiq had lagged behind, the Prophet ﷺ stepped forward and led the people in prayer. Al-Ṣiddiq had already said the opening takbir with them and entered the prayer, while the Prophet ﷺ was absent, having gone to negotiate a truce with Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf in Quba. The Prophet ﷺ arrived while al-Ṣiddiq was in prayer, and the people clapped excessively. Al-Ṣiddiq turned and saw the Prophet ﷺ, so he stepped back. The Prophet ﷺ gestured to him to stay, but he did not stay; he stepped back, and the Prophet ﷺ stepped forward and led the people in prayer. When asked, he said to al-Ṣiddiq, "What is the matter with you that you continued in your prayer?"
When I gestured to you? Al-Ṣiddiq said, "It was not fitting for Ibn Abi Quhafah to step forward in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
حين أشرت إليك؟ فقال الصديق ما كان لابن أبي قحافة أن يتقدم بين يدي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Sunnah is that if people fall asleep during prayer, the men should recite tasbih, "Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah," until the imam wakes up if he has made a mistake. As for the woman, she should clap, rubbing one hand on the other or on her thigh, to alert the imam to the mistake. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 11789 - حكم الالتفات في الصلاة - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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