And because it distracts from the prayer, [it is disliked, just like looking at a garment or a khamisah (a patterned garment)] (53). If it is done for a need, it is not disliked, because of what Abu Dawud narrated from Sahl ibn al-Hanzaliyyah, who said: The prayer was called, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) began to pray while turning towards the mountain pass. Abu Dawud said: And he (54) had sent a horseman to the mountain pass to keep watch. It was narrated by Abu Dawud (55). And from Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to look to his right and left, and he would not twist his neck behind his back. It was narrated by al-Nasa'i (56). The prayer is not invalidated by turning unless one turns his entire body away from the Qiblah or turns his back to the Qiblah. [Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did that, and Abu Thawr held this view] (57). Ibn Abd al-Barr said: The majority of jurists are of the view that turning does not invalidate the prayer if it is slight. It is disliked (58) to look at that which distracts one, or to look into a book, because of what Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, narrated, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed in a khamisah that had markings. He said: "The markings of this have distracted me; take them to Abu Jahm ibn Hudhayfah and bring me his anbarijaniyyah (a plain thick garment)." (59) It was narrated by al-Bukhari, Muslim, and Abu Dawud (60). And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said
(53) In (M): "So leaving it is more appropriate." Al-khamisah is a black garment with patterns on both ends, and it can be made of khazz (a mixture of silk and wool) or wool. (54) Omitted from (M). (55) In: The Chapter of Permission to Look During Prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/210. (56) In: The Chapter of Permission to Look to the Right and Left During Prayer, from the Book of Sahw. Al-Mujtaba 3/9. It was also extracted by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter of What Was Mentioned Regarding Turning in Prayer, from the Chapters of Jumu'ah. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/70, 71. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/275, 306. (57) Omitted from (M). (58) Mentioned regarding the dislike of raising the eyes before this paragraph in (M). (59) It is a thick garment without any patterns. (60) Extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter of If One Prays in a Garment with Patterns and Looks at Its Patterns, from the Book of Prayer; and in: The Chapter of Turning in Prayer, from the Book of Adhan; and in: The Chapter of Garments and Khamisahs, from the Book of Dress. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/104, 105, 191, 7/190. And Muslim, in: The Chapter of the Dislike of Praying in a Garment with Patterns, from the Book of Mosques. Sahih Muslim 1/391. And Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of Looking During Prayer, from the Book of Prayer, =
