(Muslim and Aḥmad) ʿUthmān ibn Abī al-ʿĀṣ (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu) said to him: O Messenger of Allāh, indeed Satan has come between me and my prayer and my recitation, confusing them for me. The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: "That is a devil called Khanzab. When you sense him, seek refuge in Allāh from him and spit lightly to your left three times." He said: I did that, and Allāh removed him from me during the bowing