Is it permissible to look at the Ka'bah during prayer in the Haram?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the one who prays directly in front of the Ka'bah in the Haram to look at the Ka'bah during his prayer, or should he look at the place of prostration?

Answer:
Yes, he should look at the place of prostration and not at the Ka'bah. We were not commanded to look at the Ka'bah; rather, we were commanded to circumambulate it and face it in prayer. As for looking at it, I do not know that it was commanded or that there is any virtue in it. Yes.