The Ruling on Yawning in Prayer
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The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, we ask your permission to raise these questions that have reached us via the program's phone line from the brothers and sisters listeners. I will begin with this question from one of the listeners, who says: I often yawn during prayer. He asks: Is this from Shaytan?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Yawning is from Shaytan, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. Shaytan seizes the one praying to cast whispers into his heart and distracting thoughts that serve no purpose, so that he is occupied away from his prayer. If one finds this happening, let him do what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded: he should hold it in as much as he can. If he cannot, let him place his hand over his mouth so that he does not give Shaytan a way to him. Let him strive to focus on the prayer with energy and sincere determination, and let him ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) for well-being from what happens to him in his prayer. If he asks Allah the Exalted sincerely and does what he can to try to remove these manifestations, then Allah will make his affairs easy for him. Yes.
And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, we ask your permission to raise these questions that have reached us via the program's phone line from the brothers and sisters listeners. I will begin with this question from one of the listeners, who says: I often yawn during prayer. He asks: Is this from Shaytan?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Yawning is from Shaytan, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. Shaytan seizes the one praying to cast whispers into his heart and distracting thoughts that serve no purpose, so that he is occupied away from his prayer. If one finds this happening, let him do what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded: he should hold it in as much as he can. If he cannot, let him place his hand over his mouth so that he does not give Shaytan a way to him. Let him strive to focus on the prayer with energy and sincere determination, and let him ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) for well-being from what happens to him in his prayer. If he asks Allah the Exalted sincerely and does what he can to try to remove these manifestations, then Allah will make his affairs easy for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7530 — youtube.com (0:54)
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