‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) about the ruling on looking hither and thither during the prayer, and whether it affects the validity of prayer. He told her that this looking is a means by which the devil snatches away a portion of a slave’s prayer in a swift and hidden manner so as to affect its validity and decrease its reward.

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• No prayer should be offered in the presence of food or when he is resisting the need to relieve himself of the two filths
• The worst of thieves among people is the one who steals his prayer." He said: "How does he steal his prayer?" He said: "He does not perform its Rukū‘ or prostration perfectly
• ‘Ā'ishah used to hate that one keeps his hands on his flanks (while praying). She said that the Jew used to do so
• What is the matter with some people who raise their eyes towards the sky during their prayer? He went on, using a strict language: They must refrain from that action, or else their sights will certainly be snatched away