What is the ruling on raising one's gaze to the sky when leaving the house?
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The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh: Yes, meaning it is not recommended (sunnah) for a Muslim, when he leaves his house, to raise his gaze to the sky and say, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I slip or be made to slip," and so on; rather, he says it as a habit.
The questioner: Our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Or as a follow-up.
The questioner: Do you have it with this exact wording?
The Shaykh : I mean.
The questioner: Okay, fine.
The Shaykh : That is enough.
The questioner: It is strange that some of the people of innovation (bid'ah) discussed with us the issue of the Exaltedness (uluww) and cited the act of raising the gaze as evidence for the baseless principle, as Shaykh al-Islam said, that the sky is the direction of supplication.
The Shaykh: And glory be to Allah. Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes, meaning it is not recommended (sunnah) for a Muslim, when he leaves his house, to raise his gaze to the sky and say, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I slip or be made to slip," and so on; rather, he says it as a habit.
The questioner: Our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Or as a follow-up.
The questioner: Do you have it with this exact wording?
The Shaykh : I mean.
The questioner: Okay, fine.
The Shaykh : That is enough.
The questioner: It is strange that some of the people of innovation (bid'ah) discussed with us the issue of the Exaltedness (uluww) and cited the act of raising the gaze as evidence for the baseless principle, as Shaykh al-Islam said, that the sky is the direction of supplication.
The Shaykh: And glory be to Allah. Yes.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، رقم 1323 في قناة «تسجيلات الإمام الألباني - محمد أبو ليلى الأثري» — youtube.com (25:14)
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