Position of Salah while eyes are closed
Question
Assalamualikum,Please Answer my questions
Q1) I have heard that Salah Performing with Closed Eyes is Makrooh,but Now i have seen that all huffaz closes their eyes in taraweeh while reading quran,it is might be to manage the concentration,please amswer me wheather taraweeh salah is valid in this condition.
Jazakallah
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principle, it is Makrooh Tanzeehi (disliked) to perform Salah with the eyes closed unless it is done to protect oneself from any distraction. [1] In any case, Salah behind an Imam who closes his eyes is valid.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
U.S.A.
Checked and Concurred by,
Moulana Ismail Desai.
daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] (قَوْلُهُ لِلنَّهْيِ) أَيْ فِي حَدِيثِ «إذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يُغْمِضْ عَيْنَيْهِ» رَوَاهُ ابْنُ عَدِيٍّ إلَّا أَنَّ فِي سَنَدِهِ مَنْ ضُعِّفَ وَعَلَّلَ فِي الْبَدَائِعِ بِأَنَّ السُّنَّةَ أَنْ يَرْمِيَ بِبَصَرِهِ إلَى مَوْضِعِ سُجُودِهِ، وَفِي التَّغْمِيضِ تَرْكُهَا. ثُمَّ الظَّاهِرُ أَنَّ الْكَرَاهَةَ تَنْزِيهِيَّةٌ، كَذَا فِي الْحِلْيَةِ وَالْبَحْرِ، وَكَأَنَّهُ لِأَنَّ عِلَّةَ النَّهْيِ مَا مَرَّ عَنْ الْبَدَائِعِ، وَهِيَ الصَّارِفُ لَهُ عَنْ التَّحْرِيمِ (قَوْلُهُ إلَّا لِكَمَالِ الْخُشُوعِ) بِأَنْ خَافَ فَوْتَ الْخُشُوعِ بِسَبَبِ رُؤْيَةِ مَا يُفَرِّقُ الْخَاطِرَ فَلَا يُكْرَهُ، بَلْ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْعُلَمَاءِ إنَّهُ الْأَوْلَى، وَلَيْسَ بِبَعِيدٍ حِلْيَةٌ وَبَحْرٌ (رد المحتار، ج 1، ص 645، سعيد)
- Answered by
- Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman
- Checked by
- Moulana Ismail Desai
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