Punishment of turning attention towards something else thrice in Salaat

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 32

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl

Book 3, Chapter 32

Punishment of turning attention towards something else thrice in Salaat
1 Ḥadīth
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أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَکَمِ بْنِ مِسْکِینٍ عَنْ حُصَیْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ إِذَا قَامَ الْعَبْدُ إِلَی الصَّلَاهِ أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَیْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَلَا یَزَالُ مُقْبِلًا عَلَیْهِ حَتَّی یَلْتَفِتَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ.

1. It is narrated that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “Whenever a servant stands up for Salaat, the Almighty Allah turns His attention towards him and continues to do so. However one who turns away his attention thrice, Allah turns away from him permanently.”