السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: لا يجاوز بصره موضع سجوده
The gaze does not go beyond the place of prostration
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ⦗٤٠٢⦘ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّى رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ تَدُورُ عَيْنَاهُ يَنْظُرُ هَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ} [المؤمنون: ٢] فَطَأْطَأَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ رَأْسَهُ وَنَكَّسَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَرُوِي ذَلِكَ عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مَوْصُولًا، وَالصَّحِيحُ هُوَ الْمُرْسَلُ.
Abdullah bin Awn (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, he would raise his head towards the sky and look here and there. So Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "Successful indeed are the believers, those who humble themselves in their prayers." [Surah al-Mu'minun: 1-2] Ibn Awn (may Allah have mercy on him) lowered his head towards the ground.
It has also been narrated from Abu Zayd Sa'id bin Aws, from Ibn Awn, from Ibn Sirin, from Abu Hurayrah as a connected report, but the correct version is the mursal one.
It has also been narrated from Abu Zayd Sa'id bin Aws, from Ibn Awn, from Ibn Sirin, from Abu Hurayrah as a connected report, but the correct version is the mursal one.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَهْلٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمِهْرَانِيُّ وَأَبُو نَصْرِ بْنُ قَتَادَةَ قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ حَامِدُ بْنُ الرَّفَّاءِ الْهَرَوِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، ثنا سَعِيدٌ أَبُو زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، فَذَكَرَهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " كَانَ يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ} [المؤمنون: ١] فَنَكَّسَ رَأْسَهُ " وَوَصَفَ لَنَا أَبُو زَيْدٍ.
Through another chain he mentioned this hadith, except that in it is: He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to look around in prayer; when this noble verse, "Successful indeed are the believers, those who humble themselves in their prayers" [Surah al-Mu'minun: 1-2], was revealed, he lowered his head. The narrator says: Abu Zayd (may Allah have mercy on him) showed us by lowering his head.
أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ، أنبأ أَبُو الْمَنْصُورِ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الضَّبِّيُّ، أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: نُبِّئْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى رَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةٌ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنِ {الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ} [المؤمنون: ٢] " فَلَا أَدْرِي أَيَّ آيَةٍ هِيَ " فَكَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ لَا يُجَاوِزَ بَصَرُهُ مُصَلَّاهُ هَذَا هُوَ الْمَحْفُوظُ مُرْسَلًا وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَلَيَّةَ مَوْصُولًا.
Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I was informed that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, he would raise his gaze towards the sky. Then a verse was revealed; if it was not "Those who humble themselves in their prayers" [Surah al-Mu'minun: 2], then I do not know which verse it was. Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) liked that the gaze of one praying should not go beyond his place of prayer.
What is preserved is that it is mursal; it has also been narrated from Isma'il bin Ibrahim (Ibn Ulayyah) as a connected report.
What is preserved is that it is mursal; it has also been narrated from Isma'il bin Ibrahim (Ibn Ulayyah) as a connected report.
كَمَا أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الثَّقَفِيُّ ثنا أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى رَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَنَزَلَتْ {الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ} [المؤمنون: ٢] " فَطَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ " وَرَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ مُرْسَلًا، وَهَذَا هُوَ الْمَحْفُوظُ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, he would raise his gaze towards the sky. Then this verse was revealed: "Those who humble themselves in their prayers" [Surah al-Mu'minun: 2], so he (peace and blessings be upon him) lowered his blessed head.
Hammad bin Zayd narrated it from Ayyub as a mursal report, and this is what is preserved.
Hammad bin Zayd narrated it from Ayyub as a mursal report, and this is what is preserved.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْمَالِينِيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ ابْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، ثنا دُحَيْمٌ، ثنا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ صَدَقَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا قِلَابَةَ الْجَرْمِيَّ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنِي عَشَرَةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قِيَامِهِ وَرُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ بِنَحْوٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، يَعْنِي عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ: فَرَمَقْتُ عُمَرَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَكَانَ بَصَرُهُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ سُجُودِهِ " وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ وَلَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ.
Abu Qilabah al-Jarmi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Ten of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them) described to me the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and in it they described his standing, bowing and prostration.
The prayer of the Commander of the Believers, Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), resembled his (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer. Sulayman (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I watched Umar closely in his prayer; he kept his gaze fixed on the place of prostration.
It is not strong.
The prayer of the Commander of the Believers, Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), resembled his (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer. Sulayman (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I watched Umar closely in his prayer; he kept his gaze fixed on the place of prostration.
It is not strong.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ أَبِي حَامِدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ، وَأَبُو صَادِقِ بْنُ أَبِي الْفَوَارِسِ الْعَطَّارُ، قَالُوا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ الْعَطَّارَ الْبَغْدَادِيَّ، ثنا نَصْرُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنِي الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، عَنْ عَنْبُوَانَةَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي صَادِقٍ عَنْ عَنْطُوَانَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَيْنَ أَضَعُ بَصَرِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ؟ قَالَ: " عِنْدَ مَوْضِعِ سُجُودِكَ يَا أَنَسُ " قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، هَذَا شَدِيدٌ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ هَذَا قَالَ: " فَفِي الْمَكْتُوبَةِ إِذًا " قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ: قَالَ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ: بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ يَحْتَاجُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَنْطُوَانَةَ، وَلَكِنْ كَذَا فِي كِتَابِي قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: رَوَاهُ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ عَنْ عَنْطُوَانَةَ وَالرَّبِيعُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ ضَعِيفٌ وَفِيمَا مَضَى كِفَايَةٌ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): I said: O Messenger of Allah, where should I place my gaze in prayer? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Anas, keep your gaze on the place of your prostration." I said: O Messenger of Allah, this is difficult; I cannot do this. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then do so in the obligatory prayer."
Al-Rabi' bin Badr is da'if (weak), and what has preceded is sufficient.
Al-Rabi' bin Badr is da'if (weak), and what has preceded is sufficient.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدَانَ، أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحِنَّائِيُّ، ثنا الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا عَلِيلَةُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، ثنا عَنْطُوَانَةُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " يَا أَنَسُ اجْعَلْ بَصَرَكَ حَيْثُ تَسْجُدُ " وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، وَقَتَادَةَ أَنَّهُمَا كَانَ يَكْرَهَانِ تَغْمِيضَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، وَرُوِيَ فِيهِ حَدِيثٌ مُسْنَدٌ وَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ.
(a) Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Anas, keep your gaze in prayer on the place where you prostrate."
(b) It has been narrated to us from Mujahid and Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on them both) that they both disliked closing the eyes in prayer.
A musnad hadith has also been narrated on this, but it is of no worth.
(b) It has been narrated to us from Mujahid and Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on them both) that they both disliked closing the eyes in prayer.
A musnad hadith has also been narrated on this, but it is of no worth.
