Topic: Sight During Rukoo`


Sajid_R    -- 09-07-2010 @ 9:23 AM
  Assalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. Does anyone have any daleel with regards to where the sight should be during Rukoo`? I read somewhere that it should be between the feet when you are in Rukoo`, so I am unsure at the moment. Jazaakumullaahu khairan.


Umm.Rizqin.Rosinah    -- 11-07-2010 @ 7:43 AM
  wa'alaykum salaam warahmatullaah

Bismillaah

Taken from the book: "The Clarified Ruling Of Mistakes Done In Salaah" By: Mashhoor Hassan Al-Salmaan (Hafidhahullah)


Raising one`s eyesight up wards or else where except
the place of prostration:


One of muslims` mistakes when doing Salaat is raising one`s eye
sight towards the sky, the Imaam, to the left or the right, the thing
which paves the way for waswasah and Sahwu to take place. A
muslim is ordered [by the prophet (salallahu`alayhe wasallam)] to lower his/her gaze downwards to the prostration spot,(2) except in Tashahhud in which case one`s eye sight should be directed to one`s [right] index finger only. It was affirmed that the prophet (salallahu`alayhe wasallam) never moved his eye sight beyond his index finger.(3)


Al-`Izz Ibn Abdis Salaam was asked about those who believe
that`the one doing Salaat should direct his eye sight toward his feet
when doing Rukoo' , to his nose when doing Sujood and to his lap in
the sitting posture`, is their opinion supported by any hadeeth,`Athar
or even a rationale??

He answered [as reported] in his Fataawaa (p. 68):`This is not
true; their opinion is not based on any kind of evidence whether
from the Qur`aan or Sunnah. Allaah (Azza Wa Jall) knows best`.
[Proofs from the Sunnah]:

(1)`Aishah said:`I asked the prophet (salallahu`alayhe wasallam) about the Hukm of looking here and there in Salaat`. He (salallahu`alayhe wasallam) said:`This is the portion which Shaitaan steals from one`s Salaat`.(4)

(2)`Anas (RadhiAllahu Anhu) said: the prophet (salallahu`alayhe wasallam) said:`what is the matter with those who raise their eyesight towards the sky in their Salaat`, then he (salallahu`alayhe wasallam) spoke angrily saying:`Unless they stop doing such an act, their eyesight will be taken away form them`.(5)

(3) Aboo Hurairah (RadhiAllahu Anhu) said: The prophet (salallahu`alayhe wasallam) said:`Unless those who raise their eyesights towards the sky when reciting Dużaa in their Salaat stop doing such a thing, their eye sight will be taken away from them`.(6)

(4) Jaabir Ibn Samurah (RadhiAllahu Anhu) said: The prophet (salallahu`alayhe wasallam) said:`Unless
those raising their eye sights in Salaat towards the sky stop doing
such an act, their eye sights will never be returned back to
them`.(7)

The aforementioned ahaadeeth state clearly the grave threat
addressed against those who raise their eye sights towards the sky
in Salaat; accordingly, all the`Ulamah agreed on the prohibition of
such an act.(8)


It is also detested for a muslim to look here and there in Salaat
for no need,(5) as stated in the first hadeeth, for this is from Shaitaan
who causes a muslim to be distracted form his Salaat. Such an act
was refered to [in the hadeeth] as `stealing` for Shaitaan snaps a
portion of a muslim`s Salaat so easily with out facing any sign of
defense form the part of the prayer. When a muslim looks here and
there in his Salaat, Shaitaan seizes this chance at once and steals
some of the muslim`s attention lest he be fully given to his Rabb.(9)


Such an act does not, however, nullify one`s Salaat except when
one turns his back to the Qiblah, as Ibn Abdil Barr stated; he said:
żThe Jumhoor agreed that looking here and there does not render
one`s Salaat null and void provided that it is slight`.


It is also detested for a muslim to perform his Salaat towards that
which may distract one`s attention from Salaat or in a place full of
pictures or even on a carpet attractively decorated, as was
mentioned previously. This all distracts a muslim`s attention from
being fully given to Salaat or fully directed towards the Qiblah.
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(2) See: the article in `Al-Mujtamaż magazine` (issue no. 855) titled with` Tanbeehaat
żAlaa Ba`di`Akhtaa` Allatee Yafżaluha Ba`dul Muslimeen Fee Salaatihim`.

(3) Narrated by Aboo Daawood in `As-Sunnan` (vo. 1 /no. 260), An-Nasaa`ee in `Al-mujtabaa` (vol. 3 / p. 39), Ibn Khuzaimah in his `Saheeh` (vol. 1 / no. 355), Ibn Hibbaan in his `Saheeh` (vol. 3 / p. 308), Ahmad in `Al-Musnad` (vol. 4 / no. 15),
Aboo`Uwaanah in `Al-Musnad` (vol. 2 / no. 226), Al-Bagawi in `Sharhus Sunnah`
(vol. 3 / no. 178) and Al-Baihaqi in `As-Sunnan Al-Kubraa` (vol. 2 / no. 132). The hadeeth is authentic.

(4) Narrated by Al-Bukahri in his `Saheeh` (vol. 2 / no. 234), (vol. 6 / no. 338), Aboo Daawood in `As-Sunnan` (vol. 1 / no. 239), At-Tirmithee in `Al-Jaamiż` (vol. 2 / no. 482), An-Nasaa`ee in `Al-Mujtaba` (vol. 3 / no. 8), Ahmad in `Al-Musnad` (vol. 6 /  no. 70, 106) and Al-Haakim in `Al-Mustadrak` (vol. 1 / no. 237) and said` Both
Bukhaaree and Muslim narrated it` although Muslim did not as Ibn Al-Mulaqqin said in `Tuhfatul Muhtaaj` (vol. 1 / p. 361) and Ahmad Shaakir in his commentary on `Jaamiż At-Tirmithee` (vol. 2 / p. 485).

(5) Narrated by Al-Bukhari in the `Saheeh` (vol. 2 / no. 233), An-Nasaa`ee in `Al-Mujtabaa`
(vol. 3 / no. 7), Aboo Daawood in `As-Sunnan` (vol. 1 / no. 240) Ibn Maa-jah in `As-
Sunnan` (vol. 1 / no. 332) and Ahmad in `Al-Musnad` (vol. 3, no. 109, 112, 115, 116, 140, 258).

(6) Narrated by Muslim in his `Saheeh` (vol. 1 / nl. 321), An-Nasaa`ee in `Al-Mujtaabaa`
(vol 3 / no. 39), and Ahmad in `Al-Musnad` (vol. 2 / no. 367).

(7) Narrated by Muslim in his `Saheeh` (vol. 1 / no. 321), Aboo Daawood in `As-Sunnan`
(vol. 1 / no. 240), Ibn Maajah in `As-Sunnan` (vol. 1 / no. 332) and Ahmad in `Al-Musnad` (vol. 5 / no. 90).

(8) See: `Sharh Saheeh Muslim` by An-Nawawee (vol . 4 / p. 152), `Fathul Mulhim` (vol.2 / pp. 64 - 5) and `Fafhul Baaree`. (vol. 2 / p. 234).

(9) `Fathul Baaree` (vol. 2 / p. 235).




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