Raising the Gaze to the Sky in Supplication

Question:
Al-Hilal said: I read in some of the books of the Hanbali school that if a person’s supplication is prolonged, the mention of the opinion increases in magnitude, but with the raising of the gaze to the highest point. Is this action in accordance with the Sunnah or not?

Answer:
Yes, it has a basis, which is that he raises his gaze to the sky. They said that this contains evidence of the Highness of Allah; this is among the proofs of the Highness of Allah above His Throne. He raises his gaze to the sky. Yes, this was reported, and it is among the proofs of the Highness of Allah above His Throne. The Asha'irah and those who deny the Highness say that he raises his gaze to the sky because it is the qiblah, since the sky is the qiblah of supplication. This is a false statement. The qiblah of supplication is the Sacred Ka'bah. There is no qiblah other than the Ka'bah. This means that they have innovated a qiblah other than the qiblah that Allah established for the Muslims. The sky is not a qiblah; rather, the qiblah is the Sacred Ka'bah. Yes.