سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
بَابُ : الْخُشُوعِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Humility during Prayer
Hadith 1043
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَبْصَارَكُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَنْ تَلْتَمِعَ " يَعْنِي : فِي الصَّلَاةِ .
´It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not lift your gaze to the heavens lest your sight be snatched away,” meaning during prayer.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
Included in humility (khushu‘) is that one should stand with lowered gaze. If, for some reason, the gaze is raised towards the qiblah, it is permissible. See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, Chapter: Raising the Eyes Towards the Imam in Prayer, Hadith: 746)
(2)
Raising the gaze towards the sky during prayer is prohibited in the same way as looking to the right or left is prohibited.
(3)
Sometimes, the punishment for sins can also be given in this world.
(1)
Included in humility (khushu‘) is that one should stand with lowered gaze. If, for some reason, the gaze is raised towards the qiblah, it is permissible. See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, Chapter: Raising the Eyes Towards the Imam in Prayer, Hadith: 746)
(2)
Raising the gaze towards the sky during prayer is prohibited in the same way as looking to the right or left is prohibited.
(3)
Sometimes, the punishment for sins can also be given in this world.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1043
