✅ Pay attention to the following narrations:

1 عَنْ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: إِذَا اسْتَقْبَلْتَ الْقِبْلَةَ بِوَجْهِكَ فَلَا تَقْلِبْ وَجْهَكَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ وَ اخْشَعْ بِبَصَرِكَ وَ لَا تَرْفَعْهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ لْيَكُنْ حِذَاءُ وَجْهِكَ فِي مَوْضِعِ سُجُودِكَ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol.3, p.300, hadith 6

📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol.2, p.199

Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said:

When you face the Qibla, do not turn your face away... He also said: show humility and reverence with your eyes, do not raise them toward the sky, and your gaze should be directed toward your place of prostration!

2 عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ غِيَاثِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ علیه السلام قَالَ: لَا تُجَاوِزْ بِطَرْفِكَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مَوْضِعَ سُجُودِكَ الْحَدِيثَ.

📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol.2, p.326

Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said: In prayer, your eyes and gaze should not go beyond your place of prostration...

3 جَعْفَرُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْمُحَقِّقُ فِي الْمُعْتَبَرِ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ علیه السلام قَالَ: اجْمَعْ بَصَرَكَ وَ لَا تَرْفَعْهُ إِلَى السَّمَاء

📚 Al-Mu‘abbar, p.193

Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said: Focus your eyes and do not raise them toward the sky.

4 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ:وَ تَصُفُّ فِي رُكُوعِكَ بَيْنَ قَدَمَيْكَ تَجْعَلُ بَيْنَهُمَا قَدْرَ شِبْرٍ وَ تُمَكِّنُ رَاحَتَيْكَ مِنْ رُكْبَتَيْكَ وَ تَضَعُ يَدَكَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِكَ الْيُمْنَى قَبْلَ الْيُسْرَى وَ بَلِّغْ بِأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِكَ عَيْنَ الرُّكْبَةِ وَ فَرِّجْ أَصَابِعَكَ إِذَا وَضَعْتَهَا عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْكَ وَ أَقِمْ صُلْبَكَ وَ مُدَّ عُنُقَكَ وَ لْيَكُنْ نَظَرُكَ بَيْنَ قَدَمَيْكَ

📚 Al-Kafi, vol.3, p.319, hadith 1

📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol.2, p.77

Zarara narrated from Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) that he said: In bowing (ruku‘), place your feet parallel and in line, leaving a space of about one handspan between them. Place both knees in your palms, placing your right hand on your right knee before the left hand on the left knee. Let your fingertips reach the hollow of your knees. When your fingers are placed on your knees, leave a gap between them. Straighten your back and stretch your neck. Your gaze should be between your two feet.

5 عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّادِقُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ صَلَاةً فَرِيضَةً فَصَلِّهَا لِوَقْتِهَا صَلَاةَ مُوَدِّعٍ يَخَافُ أَنْ لَا يَعُودَ إِلَيْهَا أَبَداً ثُمَّ اصْرِفْ بَصَرَكَ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ سُجُودِكَ فَلَوْ تَعْلَمُ مَنْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَ شِمَالِكَ لَأَحْسَنْتَ صَلَاتَكَ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ مَنْ يَرَاكَ وَ لَا تَرَاهُ.

📚 Amali, Saduq, p.211

Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: When you want to perform a fard prayer, perform it at its appointed time like a farewell prayer, as if fearing you may never pray again. Turn your gaze to your place of prostration. If you knew who was to your right and left, you would pray even better, and know that you are facing One who sees you while you do not see Him.

6 عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِزَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ تَعْرِفُ الصَّلَاةَ فَحَمَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَهْلًا يَا أَبَا حَازِمٍ فَإِنَّ الْعُلَمَاءَ هُمُ الْحُلَمَاءُ الرُّحَمَاءُ ثُمَّ وَاجَهَ السَّائِلَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ أَعْرِفُهَا.... إلی أن قال... قَالَ مَا خُشُوعُهَا قَالَ النَّظَرُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ السُّجُودِ

📚 Manaqib, vol.4, p.130

Abu Hazim said: A man asked Imam al-Sajjad (peace be upon him): Do you know prayer? I attacked him! The Imam said: O Abu Hazim, wait! Indeed, the scholars are the patient and kind ones… The man asked: What is humility in prayer? The Imam replied: Gaze at the place of prostration.

✅From the above narrations, it is clear that during prayer, a person’s gaze should be on the place of prostration, except in the state of bowing (ruku‘), when it should be directed between the two feet.

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