The ruling on raising the gaze to the sky during prayer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Do we say that raising the gaze to the sky is forbidden because of the warning regarding it, as in the hadith, or because their eyes will be plucked out?
The Shaykh:
They say it is disliked. What is it? It is among the disliked things, and the command may be for the sake of dislike. The evidence is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say to the one he taught the prayer, "Do not raise your gaze." This indicates that the Prophet
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The hadith of al-Anas regarding his prayer, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him, is the standard for the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained the pillars and the obligatory acts, and left out the recommended ablution. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Do we say that raising the gaze to the sky is forbidden because of the warning regarding it, as in the hadith, or because their eyes will be plucked out?
The Shaykh:
They say it is disliked. What is it? It is among the disliked things, and the command may be for the sake of dislike. The evidence is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say to the one he taught the prayer, "Do not raise your gaze." This indicates that the Prophet
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The hadith of al-Anas regarding his prayer, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him, is the standard for the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained the pillars and the obligatory acts, and left out the recommended ablution. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 016 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصلاة / صفة الصلاة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:02)
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