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Satan also continues to cause whispers to the Salah-offering person, distracting his attention from Salah. It is narrated in the book Sahih Muslim that Sayyiduna ‘Usman Bin Abil ‘Aas رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ stated, ‘I humbly said, ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! When I offer Salah and make recitation, Satan interrupts me, causing doubt about Salah.’ The Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘This Satan is called ‘Khinzab’. Whenever you notice him, seek refuge of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and act like spitting towards the left side three times.’ [Sayyiduna ‘Usman Bin Abil ‘Aas رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said] I did as was advised, so Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ enabled me to get rid of him. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1209, Hadees 2203)
Commenting on the above Hadees, a renowned commentator, a great thinker of Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الْـمَنَّان has stated: Before you utter the Takbeer Tahrimah for starting Salah, you should act as if you spit towards the left side three times, then recite ﴿لَا حَوۡلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الۡعَلِيِّ الۡعَظِيۡمِ﴾, and look at certain places during certain acts of Salah such as at the place of Sajdah during Qiyam, at insteps [i.e. the top part of the foot between the ankle and toes] during Ruku’, at the nasal bone during Sajdah, at the lap during Jalsah (i.e. sitting between two Sujood) and during Qa’dah (Tashahhud etc.), by doing so you will be able to maintain humility of heart, calmness and concentration during Salah, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 1, pp. 89)
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