Heat flow components of Stress/Energy Tensor

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Homework Statement
Show that the Trace of the Heat Flux Stress/Energy Tensor is zero
Relevant Equations
T(heat) = q^i u^j + u^i q^j
I'm pretty sure I understand why q^i u^j + u^i q^i is the stress component (i \neq j) of the Heat Flux Stress/Energy Tensor but I can't think of, or find any explanation for why q^i u^i + u^i q^i = 0.

I found one reference in Lightman, Press, Price and Teukolsky - Problem Book in Relativity and Gravitation which just says
"Since q^α u_α = 0 (heat flux is spacelike in comoving frame)" but what does that really mean from a physics point of view?

Can anyone help?TerryW

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