The ruling on closing the eyes during prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on closing the eyes during prayer? He notes, Shaykh, that the reason for doing so is to seek khushu' (humility in worship).
Answer:
If there is something in front of him that distracts him, there is no harm in closing his eyes. However, if there is nothing in front of him that distracts him, this is prohibited because it is imitating the Jews. The dislike is removed only if there is something in front of him that distracts him, in which case he closes his eyes so that this distraction does not distract him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on closing the eyes during prayer? He notes, Shaykh, that the reason for doing so is to seek khushu' (humility in worship).
Answer:
If there is something in front of him that distracts him, there is no harm in closing his eyes. However, if there is nothing in front of him that distracts him, this is prohibited because it is imitating the Jews. The dislike is removed only if there is something in front of him that distracts him, in which case he closes his eyes so that this distraction does not distract him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 20 — archive.org (59:44)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.