Khinzab Devil Confuses in Prayer
Uthmaan ibn Abi’l-Aas (رضي الله عنه) came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “The Shaytaan comes between me and my prayer and recitation of Quran, and he is confusing me.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “That is a devil called Khinzab. If you notice that, then seek refuge with Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) from him, and spit drily to your left three times.” Uthmaan ibn Abi’l-Aas (رضي الله عنه) said: “I did that, and Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) took him away from me.” [Muslim]
This hadith tells us what to do if in the middle of Salaat we feel distracted or get confused.
If the Shaytaan is not able to prevent people from obeying Allah (سبحانه و تعالى), then he strives to corrupt their acts of worship and obedience, so that he can deprive them of the reward. We should seek protection with Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) from the devil by saying;
{“ Aoodhu billahi minash shaytaan ir-rajeem”}
before beginning any good deed.