My question is if i close my eyes during praying is my Prayer accepted
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Bismillah Arehman Arahim
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Dear sir,
My question is if i close my eyes during
praying is my Prayer accepted.Its because i can concentrate much more when i
close my eyes during praying.My other Question is my son stands with me while
im praying some times he comes in front of me he is only 2 year and cannot
perform sajda or rokow what should i do in this situation.
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Close eyes and child in prayer
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
q-1: My question is if i close my eyes during praying is
my Prayer accepted.Its because i can concentrate much more when i close my eyes
during praying
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah
Ahzab verse 21: There is indeed the best model for you to follow, in the
Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks forward to Allah and the Last
Day, and remembers Allah much.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) always prayed with his eyes
open and there is no authentic narration whereby he advised the believers to
pray with their eyes open, or
closed. Thus, it should not be
considered a form of virtue to pray with one’s eyes closed, nor a sin.
It is upto the individual’s preference if one chooses to
close his eyes while praying, especially
if something is distracting him, or he thinks that he can concentrate better on
the prayers by keeping his eyes closed.
Both ways, his prayer will be valid.
But if one wants to follow the example of the Messenger of
Allah (saws); he prayed with his eyes open.
Q-2: My other Question is my son stands with me while im
praying some times he comes in front of me he is only 2 year and cannot perform
sajda or rokow what should i do in this situation.
Abu Qatadah reports that the Prophet (saws)
was offering salah and Umamah bint Zainab was on his neck [shoulder]. When he
(saws) performed ruku', he put her down, and when he got up from his sajdah, he
would place her back on his neck. Amr inquired during which salah this
happened. Ibn Juraij said that it is
related from Zaid ibn Abu 'Atab from 'Amr ibn Salim that this happened in the
obligatory ‘fajr’ prayer.
Related by Ahmad and an-Nasa'i.
Abdullah ibn Shidad relates that his father
said: "The Messenger of Allah (saws) came to us either during the noon or
afternoon prayers and he was carrying (his grandson) Hassan or Hussain. The
Prophet (saws) proceeded to the front and put him down and made the takbir for
the salah. During the salah, he made a
long sajdah. I raised my head and saw the child on the back of the Messenger of
Allah (saws) while he was in sajdah. I
returned to my sajdah. When the Messenger of Allah (saws) finished the salah,
the people said to him: 'O Messenger of Allah (saws), you prostrated during
your salah so long that we suspected you were thinking about some matter or you
were receiving some revelation.' He
(saws) said: 'None of that happened, but my (grand)-son was resting, and I
hated to rush him until he had finished what he desired."'
Related by Ahmad, an-Nasa'i, and al-Hakim.
There is absolutely no harm if your infant son comes in
front of you while you are in your state of prayer. If you wish you could even carry him in your
arms and continue your prayers, or if he is exactly on your place of
prostration when you wish to perform the ruku or sajdah, you could gently move
him aside and continue your prayer. The
presence of a small child in the vicinity of one’s prayer space does not
invalidate the prayer of the believer in any way whatsoever. One may even carry the child if one wishes,
or gently move them aside and continue their prayer as normal.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan