Benefits of the Hadith: (Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about turning around in prayer? . . . ) .

The Shaykh : From this, it is derived: the eagerness of the Companions, men and women, for knowledge. Know that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not ask about knowledge merely to know it, but to know it and act upon it, for they asked about the ruling to apply it, unlike some people today who ask about the ruling not to apply it. In fact, some people ask if a ruling is permissible for them; if it is, they stop with that specific person, and if it is not suitable for them, they ask another, and so on, until they reach a fatwa that suits their desires. This is forbidden; it is playing with the religion of Allah. For this reason, the scholars said that seeking out dispensations is open sinfulness, and the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) stated explicitly that if a man consults a scholar who is qualified to issue fatwas and commits himself to his ruling, it is not permissible for him to ask another while the first is still available, because if he asked another, he would be playing with the religion. Yes, if a person is in a village and has no one but a student of knowledge, and he asks him, with the intention that if he is able to ask a scholar qualified to issue fatwas, he will ask him, then we say there is nothing wrong with consulting this person and acting upon his ruling, and then when you are able to reach a scholar qualified to issue fatwas, consult him. This is like using dry earth when water is not available.
And among the benefits of this hadith is that Satan has authority over the children of Adam in their deeds, as he said: .
And among the benefits of this hadith is that Satan cannot take the prayer of the believer head-on, but he steals it away, because the heart of the believer is present, and it is not possible for him to bring about a defect in his prayer, but Satan may be sent against him to steal it from him.
And among the benefits of this hadith is the warning against turning around in prayer; the warning against turning around in prayer. Then turning around is of two types:
One type is turning with the heart, and this is more severe and more dangerous than turning with the body, because it wastes the benefit of the prayer, and Then he commanded the one who is afflicted by that to spit to his left three times and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. The Companion said: "So I did that, and Allah removed from me what I was feeling" Does turning with the heart invalidate the prayer? We have previously stated this, and the scholars differed on whether the prayer is invalidated or not if obsessive thoughts overcome most of the prayer. We preferred that it does not invalidate it, but it diminishes it. As for turning with the body, it is of two types: turning with the entire body, and this invalidates the prayer where facing the qiblah is a condition. Be careful. As for when facing the qiblah is not a condition, that is another matter, but where it is a condition, turning with the entire body invalidates the prayer. This happens sometimes, and we see it in the Sacred Mosque when people are crowded together; you find some people standing in the row with the Ka'bah in front of them, and then you find them turned aside in order to... what? To make the space wider, because the width of a person takes up more space than if he were standing lengthwise. So one must be careful of this, because these people are close to the Ka'bah, and their obligation is to face the Ka'bah itself. As for if they are far away and... toward the direction, it is easier.
Now, as for turning with part of the body, such as turning with the neck, this does not invalidate the prayer, but it diminishes it, unless there is a benefit or a need. If there is a benefit or a need, then there is nothing wrong.
An example of a need: what we referred to a little while ago, that if Satan overcomes a person with obsessive thoughts, then he... what? Turns around and follows...
And what the benefit requires, such as the ma'mum seeing his imam in order to follow him, for the Companions used to look at the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and if they were at the ends of the row, they had to turn around, so this would be for a benefit, indeed for a benefit and a need as well, which is following the imam. For this reason, when the pulpit was first made for him, he came to pray on it on its steps and said: , and among that is also , and the spy is the scout. This is for a need. So the important thing is that turning with part of the body is disliked except for a need or a benefit.
And among the benefits of this hadith is the prohibition of turning around, because if you turn around, you have obeyed the command of an enemy of yours, who is Satan, and the obligatory thing is to be cautious of this. But the invalidation of the prayer or its validity is according to what you have heard. "And from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him)"
Yes, his saying: This extra word, if it is authentic, is one of the principles that voluntary prayers differ from obligatory prayers. I have collected the differences, and they reached more than twenty differences between the prayer of the nafilah and the prayer of the fard.