Is raising the gaze to the sky during prayer among the major sins?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the warning mentioned in the hadith indicate that this act is among the major sins?
The Shaykh:
The one who is.
The questioner:
Raising the gaze to the sky.
The Shaykh:
It is not obligatory, no, it does not indicate that it is among the major sins, but it indicates its prohibition, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the questioner says.
The Shaykh:
And even though Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) says it invalidates the prayer, the majority say no, the prayer is not invalidated, but it is forbidden, or some of them say it is disliked.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the warning mentioned in the hadith indicate that this act is among the major sins?
The Shaykh:
The one who is.
The questioner:
Raising the gaze to the sky.
The Shaykh:
It is not obligatory, no, it does not indicate that it is among the major sins, but it indicates its prohibition, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the questioner says.
The Shaykh:
And even though Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) says it invalidates the prayer, the majority say no, the prayer is not invalidated, but it is forbidden, or some of them say it is disliked.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نظر المصلي إلى سجوده والنهي عن رفع البصر في الصلاة — islamhouse.com (52:27)
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