During the tashheed

[muslimlearner]

salam allykom

where do you have to look during the tashheed?(and during durood)

i heard somepeople say it must be looking at the same point you were looking it throughout the prayer. and some say you must look at your right index finger.

[zaki]

you look at your finger during that part

standing up you look at the spot of where you are going to place your head
when bowing while standing you look at your feet
sitting position you look at your knees
when bowing while sitting you look at the floor (dont close your eyes!)
doing tashahhud you look at your right first finger

hope that is right and i hope that helps :)

[muslimlearner]

you look at your finger during that part

standing up you look at the spot of where you are going to place your head
when bowing while standing you look at your feet
sitting position you look at your knees
when bowing while sitting you look at the floor (dont close your eyes!)
doing tashahhud you look at your right first finger

hope that is right and i hope that helps :)

i thought you have to look at the same point on the ground except for tashheed?

[zaki]

well then i'm not sure, i was told to look at my knees, maybe someone else can help us both :D

[muslimlearner]

i watched a video by a scholar called Majdy where he tought how to pray like Mohamed(pbuh). i don;'t know if it was meant for fard prayers or sunnah.

[Guvna]

i just look at the floor near the sujood place!

[zaki]

all prayers are the same, just different rakahs, like Fajr is 2, Ishaa is 4 whatever you prayer you are doing the same positions really

[zaki]

i just look at the floor near the sujood place!

ok then, i guess i was wrong

[luqman-haqq]

isnt closing the eyes n prayin the best?

[al-ghazalli]

isnt closing the eyes n prayin the best?

In Maliki fiqh their is no problem with closing your eyes in prayer, infact I do it all the time to help me in my prayer.

Shaykh Faraz (May Allah Preserve Him) mentions on sunnipath that in Hanafi fiqh It is recommended to keep your eyes open in prayer, looking down towards your place of prostration while standing, your feet while bowing, your nose while prostrating, and between your thighs when sitting. However, if you cannot maintain concentration, then it is not disliked to close your eyes. Some scholars held that one should still close your eyes, for it is the outward practice of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), while others argued that it would be BETTER to close one's eyes in such a case, for the inward practice of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), and the essence of the prayer, is attentiveness (khushu`) and presence of heart with Allah.


With Allah is all Success.

[zaki]

Q496 :I am in habit of closing my eyes when I pray, because this helps me concentrate better on my prayers. However, I was told that this is discouraged by the Prophet as it was a practice by the Jews. Is it correct?


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A496 : It is true that closing one's eyes during prayer is discouraged. The reason for that, however, is not that you have been told of as the need of Muslims to do everything different what the Jews do. There is more down-to-earth reason for that. It is simply the need of the worshipper to be aware of what may take place or may come across close to him when he is engaged in prayer. If a person is offering his prayer in a field or in an open place and a dangerous insect approaches[even non-dangerous insect is undesirable], he will not notice it if he is praying with his eyes closed. Perhaps you are aware that it is permissible for a person engaged in prayer to kill a snake or a scorpion if it comes near him, without interrupting his prayer, regardless of what movement he may have to make in so doing. If he were to pray with his eyes closed, he may be bitten or stung by any such creature without being able to defend himself. It is for the same reason that offering prayer at night in an unlit room is also discouraged. [Added: In surah Al-Falaq (Day break), we seek protection of Allah "from the evils of darkness when it is intense."(113:3) Praying in darkness is, therefore, seriously discouraged.] However, if one is sure of his safety [Added: how can anyone be, when an act has been discouraged] and he finds that it helps him concentrate on prayer to close his eyes, he may do so. We are strongly recommended, however, not to be in the habit of closing our eyes while praying.

[luqman-haqq]

nice post zaki.

if one is praying in a field or an open space or on sandy ground. than its recommended to be pray with the eyes open, bcos of dangers that maybe present eg. insects around him.

even then, praying with the eyes open or close is down to the knowledge of individual and understanding. the main point of praying is to pray as if you are watching god or god is watching; not try to 'feel' or 'see' if there is a snakes or spiders about to sting u.

in any location one is praying, if the person feels that he feels much closer to god or enhances concentration by closing the eyes, i think its perfectly fine, for thats the main point in praying, even if its in an open field. whether the spiders or snakes sting, one leaves that to god. instead of worrying abt animals, one does all he can to focus his attention on god.

correct me if im wrong. for im talkin with the pathetic knowledge i have.