[Machine] Abdullah ibn Tha'labah ibn Su'ayr al-'Udhri narrated that the Prophet ﷺ wiped his face with his hand, and his companions who were with him conveyed this. They used to forbid me from facing the qiblah (direction of prayer) out of fear that I would get close to it more than necessary. However, the Muslims nowadays still prohibit it and say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a level of protection from Allah that no one else had.  

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ صُعَيْرٍ الْعُذْرِيِّ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ مَسَحَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَأَدْرَكَ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَانُوا يَنْهَوْنِي عَنِ الْقُبْلَةِ تَخَوُّفًا أَنْ أَتَقَرَّبَ لِأَكْثَرَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ الْيَوْمَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهَا وَيَقُولُ قَائِلُهُمْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ لَهُ مِنْ حِفْظِ اللهِ مَا لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ