The ruling on closing the eyes during prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I feel more focused in prayer when I close my eyes. Is it permissible for me to pray with my eyes closed?
Answer:
No, it is disliked. It is disliked to close one’s eyes, because this is a characteristic of the Zoroastrians who worship fire; they close their eyes from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I feel more focused in prayer when I close my eyes. Is it permissible for me to pray with my eyes closed?
Answer:
No, it is disliked. It is disliked to close one’s eyes, because this is a characteristic of the Zoroastrians who worship fire; they close their eyes from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 912- حكم تغميض العينين في الصلاة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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