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Mishkat al-Masabih 983

Chapter: What may not be done during Prayer and what is permitted - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 983

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ عَنْ رَفْعِهِمْ أَبْصَارَهُمْ عِنْدَ الدُّعَاءِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارهم» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “People must stop raising their eyes to heaven while making supplication in prayer, otherwise their sight will be taken away.” Muslim transmitted it.

Reported by Muslim (No. 429) and An-Nasa’i (No. 1276). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 983).

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3251)لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ عَنْ رَفْعِهِمْ أَبْصَارَهُمْ عِنْدَ الدُّعَاءِ فِي الصَّلاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ، أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1181)لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ ، عَنْ رَفْعِهِمْ أَبْصَارَهُمْ ، عِنْدَ الدُّعَاءِ فِي الصَّلاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ، أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ
  • موطأ عبد الله بن وهب (379)لِيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ عَنْ رَفْعِهِمْ أَبْصَارَهُمْ عِنْدَ الدُّعَاءِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَوْ لَيَخْطِفَنَّ أَبْصَارَهُم

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