Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
When one of you is praying, he is in private conversation with his Lord.
Sahih al-Bukhari 531
What this hadith teaches
Remembering this at the takbir is the best help for focus: you are speaking to the King of kings.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Narrator
- Anas ibn Malik
- Chapter
- Focus and humility in prayer
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلاَ يَتْفِلَنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَلَكِنْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 531, as given on sunnah.com.