Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments Chapter: Punishment of turning attention towards something else thrice in Salaat أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَکَ٠ِسْکِینٍ عَنْ حُصَیْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ إِذَا قَا٠َ الْعَبْدُ إِلَی الصَّلَاهِ أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَیْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَلَا یَزَالُ ٠ُقْبِلًا عَلَیْهِ حَتَّی یَلْتَفِتَ ثَلَاثَ ٠َرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ ثَلَاثَ ٠َرَّاتٍ 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.”