Closing the Eyes in the Voluntary Prayers
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, it is my habit in the regular voluntary prayers (Sunnah al-Rawatib) to close my eyes in order to attain humility, so what is the ruling on that? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
It is disliked to close the eyes in prayer unless there is something present that distracts him, in which case he closes his eyes from it. However, if there is nothing present and he merely says, “I am afraid something might appear,” no, that is disliked. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, it is my habit in the regular voluntary prayers (Sunnah al-Rawatib) to close my eyes in order to attain humility, so what is the ruling on that? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
It is disliked to close the eyes in prayer unless there is something present that distracts him, in which case he closes his eyes from it. However, if there is nothing present and he merely says, “I am afraid something might appear,” no, that is disliked. Yes.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 23-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (37:50)
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