What is the ruling on praying with the eyes closed, for a girl or a boy?
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Question:
Our sister has three questions. In one of them, she asks and says: What is the ruling on praying with the eyes closed, for a girl or a boy?
Answer:
It is disliked for a person to close his eyes in prayer without need. However, if closing the eyes is due to a need, such as there being something in front of him that distracts him, he closes his eyes from that. But if it is without need, it is among the things disliked in prayer. What is prescribed for the one praying is to look at the place of his prostration and not to let his gaze wander to what is in front of him, but rather to look at the place of his prostration; because that gathers his thoughts and keeps him further from distractions.
Our sister has three questions. In one of them, she asks and says: What is the ruling on praying with the eyes closed, for a girl or a boy?
Answer:
It is disliked for a person to close his eyes in prayer without need. However, if closing the eyes is due to a need, such as there being something in front of him that distracts him, he closes his eyes from that. But if it is without need, it is among the things disliked in prayer. What is prescribed for the one praying is to look at the place of his prostration and not to let his gaze wander to what is in front of him, but rather to look at the place of his prostration; because that gathers his thoughts and keeps him further from distractions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماحكم الصلاة والفتاة أو الفتى مغمض العينين؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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