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Title: Is it permitted to offer salaat by closing eyes.... as by opening eyes i often lose my concentration... reply must

Question: asalamualaikum... is it permitted to offer salaat by closing eyes.... as by opening eyes i often lose my concentration... reply must

Answer ID: 29053Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 141/141/M=1432)

It is makrooh to offer salah with eyes closed. But if the attention is diverted by opening eyes and khushu’ is gained only by closing eyes, then it is allowed to keep eyes closed during salah.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: Is it permitted to offer salaat by closing eyes.... as by opening eyes i often lose my concentration... reply must

Question: asalamualaikum... is it permitted to offer salaat by closing eyes.... as by opening eyes i often lose my concentration... reply must

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