The ruling on closing the eyes during prayer
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Q146: The questioner says: I do not feel humility in my prayer, so I close my eyes so that I do not see what distracts me from the prayer. Is closing the eyes disliked or permissible in prayer?
A146: The jurists mention among the disliked things that the one praying closes his eyes in prayer, except if there is a valid purpose in doing so, such as if there is something in front of him that tempts him; in that case, there is nothing wrong with him closing his eyes from that thing that tempts him. As for making this a habit, even if there is nothing in front of him that tempts him, this is disliked.
A146: The jurists mention among the disliked things that the one praying closes his eyes in prayer, except if there is a valid purpose in doing so, such as if there is something in front of him that tempts him; in that case, there is nothing wrong with him closing his eyes from that thing that tempts him. As for making this a habit, even if there is nothing in front of him that tempts him, this is disliked.
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