Uthman b. Abu al-'As reported that he came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said:
Allah's Messenger, the Satan intervenes between me and my prayer and my reciting of the Qur'an and he confounds me. Thereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said:, That is (the doing of a) Satan (devil) who is known as Khinzab, and when you perceive its effect, seek refuge with Allah from it and spit three times to your left. I did that and Allah dispelled that from me.