FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #880 : HUKUM SOLAT TIDAK MEMANDANG KE TEMPAT SUJUD
What is the ruling on praying without looking at the place of prostration?
Short answer
This fatwa rules that not looking at the place of prostration during prayer is makruh, including looking left and right or raising the gaze upward.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This fatwa rules that not looking at the place of prostration during prayer is makruh, including looking left and right or raising the gaze upward. Such acts are far from the concept of prayer, which calls for humility, submission and devotion. It is recommended for the worshipper to lower the gaze toward the place of prostration. The fatwa notes that scholars differ on whether raising the gaze to the sky is haram or makruh, and the well-known Shafi'i view is that it is makruh.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami menyatakan bahawa makruh hukumnya seseorang itu tidak memandang ke tempat sujudnya semasa solat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #880 : HUKUM SOLAT TIDAK MEMANDANG KE TEMPAT SUJUD”, 7 November 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2736-al-kafi-880-hukum-solat-tidak-memandang-ke-tempat-sujud. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-praying-not-looking-place-of-prostration/