One of my female relatives was praying the Fajr prayer in the room when she caught sight of a person's shadow outside, and she did not turn her eyes or her face, but only moved slightly on the prayer mat.
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The questioner : One of my female relatives says: that she was praying the Fajr prayer in the room and caught sight of a person's shadow outside, although she did not turn her eyes or her face, but only moved slightly on the prayer mat. Is her prayer valid?
The Shaykh : If she did not deviate from the qiblah by a great amount, then her prayer is not invalidated. However, a person should, in his prayer, face his Lord, not turn to anyone, and turn away from all worldly matters. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 757 In this is an indication that it is not permissible for the one praying to pray while having something that distracts him, whether it is connected to him, like a garment, or separate from him.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : If she did not deviate from the qiblah by a great amount, then her prayer is not invalidated. However, a person should, in his prayer, face his Lord, not turn to anyone, and turn away from all worldly matters. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
‘A’isha said that God’s Messenger prayed in a woollen garment of hers with markings, and he gave a look at the markings. When he had finished he said, “Take this woollen garment of mine to Abu Jahm and bring me Abu Jahm’s Anbijani* garment, for it has distracted me just now from my prayer.”
صلى ذات يوم في خميصة فنظر إلى أعلامها نظرة، فلما انصرف قال : اذهبوا بخميصتي هذه إلى أبي جهم ، وأتوني بأنبجانية أبي جهم فإنها -أي الخميصة- ألهتني آنفاً عن صلاتيThe questioner : May Allah bless you.