The ruling on reciting the Qur'an without looking at the sky
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Question:
In his second question he says: I got up at night and recited verses from Surat al-Imran without looking at the sky.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, because it is a remembrance of Allah the Exalted, and looking at the sky is also a form of looking at the signs of Allah the Exalted. If both things occur—reciting the verses and looking at the sky—then that is more complete, and it is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did. If that does not occur, and you are in a house or under a roof, and you recite the verses, then you will receive the reward, with Allah's permission. Yes.
In his second question he says: I got up at night and recited verses from Surat al-Imran without looking at the sky.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, because it is a remembrance of Allah the Exalted, and looking at the sky is also a form of looking at the signs of Allah the Exalted. If both things occur—reciting the verses and looking at the sky—then that is more complete, and it is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did. If that does not occur, and you are in a house or under a roof, and you recite the verses, then you will receive the reward, with Allah's permission. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/239 — archive.org (6:26)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.