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Definition
Ruling
Turning is sometimes asked for and sometimes forbidden.
- It is recommended while turning to the right and the left at the hayya 'ala formulae of the adhan, as Bilal did, according to most jurists; some exempt one who calls the adhan for himself, for a small group, or for a newborn. 1
- Turning to the right and left is a sunna at the greeting that ends prayer. 1
- Turning the face in prayer is disliked by the four Imams, following the hadith warning against turning in prayer. 2
- Turning the chest or the whole body in prayer is disliked by some jurists, and some hold the prayer invalid if the feet are moved. 2
- The preacher is disliked from turning in the sermon; some add the same dislike for the listener. 2
People and things also explored
The ruling on one who abandons prayer· Ada' (performance of an obligation within its time)· Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· Bone (adhm): purity, use and retaliation· The adornment of desires and the goods of this world· The people of the bench (ahl al-suffa)· The earth made a place of prayer and purity· Spending in the way of God (infaq)
Sources
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3313
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3314
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islam.museum contributors. “Iltifat (turning the head or body)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/iltifat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.