337 – Chapter: The prohibition of a congregant raising his head from bowing or prostration before the imam
1760 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Does not one of you fear that, if he lifts his head before the imam, Allah may turn his head into the head of a donkey, or turn his face into the face of a donkey?” Agreed upon.
338 – Chapter: The reprehensibility of placing one’s hands on the hips during the prayer
1761 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade standing with one’s hands on the waist during the prayer. Agreed upon.
339 – Chapter: The dislike of praying when food that one longs for is present, or while suppressing the two bodily urges—urination and defecation
1762 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “There is no prayer in the presence of food, nor while a person is struggling against the two unclean urges.” Reported by Muslim.
340 – Chapter: The prohibition of raising one’s gaze to the sky during the prayer
1763 – Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, “What is wrong (1) with people who lift their eyes toward the sky during their prayer?” He spoke so sternly about it that he finally said, “They must desist, or their sight will surely be snatched away!” Reported by al-Bukhārī.