(2) ‘ Anas ( - رضي الله عنه -) said: the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said: ‘what is the matter with those who raise their eyesight towards the sky in their Sal?t’, then he ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) spoke angrily saying: ‘Unless they stop doing such an act, their eyesight will be taken away form them’. (1)
(3) Ab? Hurairah ( - رضي الله عنه -) said: The prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said: ‘Unless those who raise their eyesights towards the sky when reciting Du‘?’ in their Sal?t stop doing such a thing, their eye sight will be taken away from them’. (2)
(4) J?bir Ibn Samurah ( - رضي الله عنه -) said: The prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) said: ‘Unless those raising their eye sights in Sal?t towards the sky stop doing such an act, their eye sights will never be returned back to them’. (3)
The aforementioned ah?d?th state clearly the grave threat addressed against those who raise their eye sights towards the sky in Sal?t; accordingly, all the ‘Ulamah agreed on the prohibition of such an act. (4)
It is also detested for a muslim to look here and there in Sal?t for no need, (5) as stated in the first had?th, for this is from Shait?n who causes a muslim to be distracted form his Sal?t. Such an act was refered to [in the had?th] as “stealing” for Shait?n snaps a portion of a muslim’s Sal?t so easily with out facing any sign of
(1) Narrated by Al-Bukahri in the “Sah?h” (vol. 2 / no. 233), An-Nas?’? in “Al-Mujtab?” (vol. 3 / no. 7), Ab? D?w?d in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 1 / no. 240) Ibn M?-jah in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 1 / no. 332) and Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 3, no. 109, 112, 115, 116, 140, 258).
(2) Narrated by Muslim in his “Sah?h” (vol. 1 / nl. 321), An-Nas?’? in “Al-Mujt?b?” (vol 3 / no. 39), and Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 2 / no. 367).
(3) Narrated by Muslim in his “Sah?h” (vol. 1 / no. 321), Ab? D?w?d in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 1 / no. 240), IBN M?jah in “As-Sunnan” (vol. 1 / no. 332) and Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 5 / no. 90).
(4) See: “Sharh Sah?h Muslim” by An-Nawaw? (vol . 4 / p. 152), “Fathul Mulhim” (vol. 2 / pp. 64 - 5) and “Fafhul B?r?”. (vol. 2 / p. 234).
(5) See: “Z?dul Ma‘?d” (vol. 1 / p. 248).