Does turning aside during prayer invalidate the prayer?
Chapter on what invalidates the prayer if omitted intentionally or forgetfully
Al-Mughni
Book of Prayer
Primary text
The prayer is not invalidated by turning aside unless one completely rotates his body away from the Qibla or turns his back to it. Abu Thawr held this view. The majority of jurists, according to Ibn Abd al-Barr, maintain that slight turning does not invalidate the prayer.