Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari
What is the matter with some people who raise their eyes towards the sky during their prayer?" He went on, using strict words, until he said, "They must stop that, or their eyesight will be snatched away
عَن أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي صَلاَتِهِمْ»، فَاشْتَدَّ قَوْلُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ، حَتَّى قَالَ: «لَيَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ».
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) warned those who raise their eyes to the sky during prayer, whether during supplication or other times. His rebuke became more severe, and he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) threatened that those who do so might have their eyesight snatched away swiftly, to the point that they would not even realize it until they had lost the blessing of sight.
Source
صحيح البخاري (1/ 150) (750).
كشاف القناع عن متن الإقناع، لمنصور بن يونس البهوتي (2/ 404).
توضيح الأحكام شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله البسام (2/ 101).
فتح ذي الجلال والإكرام شرح بلوغ المرام، لابن عثيمين (1/ 587).
منار القاري شرح مختصر صحيح البخاري، لحمزة قاسم (2/ 159).
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