The Ruling on Closing the Eyes in Prayer
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Question:
A message was received by the program from one of the listening brothers, containing a collection of questions. In one of his questions, he says: Is it permissible for me to close my eyes during prayer, knowing that my heart becomes more humble when I close my eyes?
Answer:
It is better not to close the eyes. A group of scholars have explicitly stated that doing so is disliked. In fact, it is better not to close the eyes. If you do close them, there is no blame on you; it does not harm the prayer. However, closing the eyes is disliked according to a group of scholars.
So it is best that you do not close your eyes, but rather turn to your prayer and be humble in it. And praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was received by the program from one of the listening brothers, containing a collection of questions. In one of his questions, he says: Is it permissible for me to close my eyes during prayer, knowing that my heart becomes more humble when I close my eyes?
Answer:
It is better not to close the eyes. A group of scholars have explicitly stated that doing so is disliked. In fact, it is better not to close the eyes. If you do close them, there is no blame on you; it does not harm the prayer. However, closing the eyes is disliked according to a group of scholars.
So it is best that you do not close your eyes, but rather turn to your prayer and be humble in it. And praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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