looking up whilst praying

zena_a · **looking up whilst praying -** 12-13-2007

is it haram to look up whilst praying because i tend to look up all the time. will my prayers be nullified?

(¯¨›Åÿê§hå‹¨¯) · **Re: looking up whilst praying -** 12-24-2007

Assalam o Allikum
good question, im also wondering about this now.. since im learning... i know you shouldnt be 'distracted' whilst doing namaz.. but simply looking up or in the direction of Qiblah?
is there anythign said about this.. and also.. should your eyes be open or may you have them closed?

crayon · 02:59 PM

Your eyes should be open, and you should try to keep your eyes at the place of sujood. I'm fairly certain of this, just lemme try to look for a hadith to make sure.

edit- couldn't find a hadith, but this website explains everything about salah. http://darulislam.info/mod-ContentEx...ay-ceid-2.html

from it i got "6. When standing for Salat, keep you eyes looking at the spot where you make your Sajdah. Abstain from looking to your right and left, or front."

"7. In the state of Ruku', the ayes should be looking towards the feet. "

(¯¨›Åÿê§hå‹¨¯) · **Re: looking up whilst praying -** 12-24-2007

Asslam o Allikum
Thanx... now off to do my maghrib prayer

nightstar · **Re: looking up whilst praying -** 12-24-2007

Im a scared to look up, i cant qoute where exactly but i remmeber reading if you look up in salah ,your eyesight might not be returned, any body know of the exact hadith.

MustafaMc · **Re: looking up whilst praying -** 12-24-2007

Sr. Crayon replied accurately according to my understanding. We have our eyes open during salah and our focus is the point where our forehead touches the ground upon sujud, or prostration. I think it is a matter of following the Sunnah of Muhammad (saaws) and to aid us in concentration and focus during salah.

As a reminder we also place a sutra, or object, before us and don't let a person or animal pass between us and the sutra during salah. The sutra serves as a barrier beyond which people can pass in front of us.

**chacha_jalebi** · **Re: looking up whilst praying -** 12-24-2007

an Anas ibn Malik radiAllah anhu qal qalaa RasoolAllah (sal allah hu aleyhi wasalam) ....

"What is wrong with those people who look towards the sky during the Salat (prayer)?" his talk grew stern while delivering this speech and he said[color="Black"], "They should stop [looking towards the sky during the Salat (prayer)]; otherwise their eyes would be snatched away." the hadiths is in bukharii broo

najla93 · **Re: looking up whilst praying -** 12-24-2007

tnx crayon all the things hat u said about salah i didnt know and now i hope that allah will accepet my salah from now on

Al-Zaara · **Re: looking up whilst praying -** 12-24-2007

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Originally Posted by nightstar

Im a scared to look up, i cant qoute where exactly but i remmeber reading if you look up in salah ,your eyesight might not be returned, any body know of the exact hadith.

As a kid, a friend's Mum told me this. lol I never looked up before, but from then I never even thought about it.

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zena_a Limited Member Status: Offline Posts: 25 Reputation: 21 Rep Power: 0 Join Date: Dec 2007 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	looking up whilst praying - 12-13-2007 is it haram to look up whilst praying because i tend to look up all the time. will my prayers be nullified?

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(¯¨›Åÿê§hå‹¨¯) Gone. Dead. Status: Offline Posts: 1,052 Reputation: 4943 Rep Power: 13 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In a Pit. You all left me to drown. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: looking up whilst praying - 12-24-2007 Assalam o Allikum good question, im also wondering about this now.. since im learning... i know you shouldnt be 'distracted' whilst doing namaz.. but simply looking up or in the direction of Qiblah? is there anythign said about this.. and also.. should your eyes be open or may you have them closed? __________________

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crayon girl with a camera Status: Offline Posts: 1,244 Reputation: 7783 Rep Power: 16 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Middle East Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: looking up whilst praying - 12-24-2007 Your eyes should be open, and you should try to keep your eyes at the place of sujood. I'm fairly certain of this, just lemme try to look for a hadith to make sure. edit- couldn't find a hadith, but this website explains everything about salah. http://darulislam.info/mod-ContentEx...ay-ceid-2.html from it i got "6. When standing for Salat, keep you eyes looking at the spot where you make your Sajdah. Abstain from looking to your right and left, or front." "7. In the state of Ruku', the ayes should be looking towards the feet. " __________________ a photographer, check out my work. "i wonder who we can sacrifice," she asked innocently.. i'm going beneath the stars.. Last edited by crayon; 12-24-2007 at 02:59 PM.

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(¯¨›Åÿê§hå‹¨¯) Gone. Dead. Status: Offline Posts: 1,052 Reputation: 4943 Rep Power: 13 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In a Pit. You all left me to drown. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: looking up whilst praying - 12-24-2007 Asslam o Allikum Thanx... now off to do my maghrib prayer __________________

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nightstar LI Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 289 Reputation: 907 Rep Power: 11 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: buuuurmingham Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: looking up whilst praying - 12-24-2007 Im a scared to look up, i cant qoute where exactly but i remmeber reading if you look up in salah ,your eyesight might not be returned, any body know of the exact hadith.

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MustafaMc LI Oldskool Status: Offline Posts: 1,371 Reputation: 7428 Rep Power: 28 Join Date: Dec 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: looking up whilst praying - 12-24-2007 Sr. Crayon replied accurately according to my understanding. We have our eyes open during salah and our focus is the point where our forehead touches the ground upon sujud, or prostration. I think it is a matter of following the Sunnah of Muhammad (saaws) and to aid us in concentration and focus during salah. As a reminder we also place a sutra, or object, before us and don't let a person or animal pass between us and the sutra during salah. The sutra serves as a barrier beyond which people can pass in front of us.

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chacha_jalebi Status: Offline Posts: 4,113 Reputation: 29568 Rep Power: 55 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ambala Boxes :( Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: looking up whilst praying - 12-24-2007 an Anas ibn Malik radiAllah anhu qal qalaa RasoolAllah (sal allah hu aleyhi wasalam) .... "What is wrong with those people who look towards the sky during the Salat (prayer)?" his talk grew stern while delivering this speech and he said[color="Black"], "They should stop [looking towards the sky during the Salat (prayer)]; otherwise their eyes would be snatched away." the hadiths is in bukharii broo __________________ i was told im a psychologists dream patient "they ask you when will the help of Allah (swt) come! Certainly Allah (Swt) help is always near" Surah al Baqarah v214 SMILE

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najla93 ~ Flowers ~ Status: Offline Posts: 2,022 Reputation: 6437 Rep Power: 16 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: uk........makin my way 2 jannah. InshAllah Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: looking up whilst praying - 12-24-2007 tnx crayon all the things hat u said about salah i didnt know and now i hope that allah will accepet my salah from now on