What is the ruling on looking at shooting stars, and is there a specific supplication recited upon seeing them?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the legal ruling when one sees a shooting star? Is there a specific supplication? And is it permissible for a person to follow it with his gaze, or should he lower his gaze?
Answer:
This is what is prohibited: following it with one's gaze, or following lightning with one's gaze; because it harms the eyesight. As for what is said, I do not know of anything to be said upon seeing a shooting star. I do not know.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the legal ruling when one sees a shooting star? Is there a specific supplication? And is it permissible for a person to follow it with his gaze, or should he lower his gaze?
Answer:
This is what is prohibited: following it with one's gaze, or following lightning with one's gaze; because it harms the eyesight. As for what is said, I do not know of anything to be said upon seeing a shooting star. I do not know.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [817 -858] ما حكم النظر إلى الشهب، وهل ورد دعاء خاص عند رؤيته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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