SECTION ON PRAYER · 76 – NOT RAISING YOUR HEAD BEFORE THE IMAM
Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings upon him, said, “Does any one of you fear that when he raises his head before the imam has prostrated, Allah will turn his head into that of an ass or give him the countenance of an ass?” [405]
COMMENTARY
What is reported in this hadith may be a change in outward form, or it may be a metaphorical transformation.