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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب الأذ كار الواردة عقب الصلاةChapters on the Remembrances after Prayer
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي رَفْعِ الْبَصَرِ وَالْإِشَارَةِ بِالْيَدِ وَاتِّخَاذِ مَكَانٍ مَخْصُوصٍ لِلصَّلَاةِ فِيهِChapter on What is Reported Regarding Raising the Gaze, Waving the Hand, and Designating a Specific Place for Prayer
Hadith 1917
اُردوEn
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ((أَمَا يَخْشَى أَحَدُكُمْ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ لَا يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ بَصَرُهُ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you raises his head in prayer, does he not fear that perhaps his eyesight may not return to him?
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The place for the gaze in prayer is specified, and one should be mindful of this. From these ahadith, it is understood that there is a prohibition against raising the gaze towards the sky during prayer. However, this does not mean that doing so outside of prayer is not permissible.
