Is it prescribed to wipe the eyes when hearing the mu'adhdhin say, "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : He says that some people, when they hear the mu'adhdhin say, "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," wipe their eye like this.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Do they moisten it? They moisten their finger and then wipe their eye so that they do not suffer from blindness. We say: This is a mistake. This is a mistake, and it is not permissible for a person to hold this belief, because we ask: Who told you that this healing occurs through this? This is a claim about Allah without knowledge.
The Shaykh : He says that some people, when they hear the mu'adhdhin say, "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," wipe their eye like this.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Do they moisten it? They moisten their finger and then wipe their eye so that they do not suffer from blindness. We say: This is a mistake. This is a mistake, and it is not permissible for a person to hold this belief, because we ask: Who told you that this healing occurs through this? This is a claim about Allah without knowledge.