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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Tell us about movement in prayer, and is there anyone who limits it to three, such that anything more than that invalidates the prayer?

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Question:
Tell us about movement in prayer, and is there anyone who limits it to three, such that anything more than that invalidates the prayer? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Movement in prayer, if it is for a need, such as adjusting a garment or a turban, or taking something, or lifting it, or placing it, or moving forward slightly or backward slightly, there is nothing wrong with that. This is among what is permitted in prayer.
Movements that are not for a need are prohibited, because they indicate a lack of humility in prayer. Movements of the hand, or the leg, or the head, or otherwise, these indicate a lack of humility in prayer if they are not for a need. And if they continue, they invalidate the prayer. If movements continue without a need, they invalidate the prayer, because they are not of the same kind as the prayer, and because they indicate frivolity. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حدثونا عن الحركة في الصلاة وهل هناك من يحددها بثلاث وما زاد عنها فإنها تبطل الصلاة؟ الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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