Darulifta Ahlesunnat(Dawateislami)
What do respected scholars of Islam say about offering Salah with eyes closed? Can we do that or not?
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
To offer Salah with eyes closed is permissible but it is Makruh –e-Tanzeehi i.e it is not a sin, it is better to avoid it. However, if anyone fails to maintain concentration and humility during Salah when his eyes are open and he maintains concentration and humility when eyes are closed, so there is absolutely no harm for him in keeping eyes closed. In fact, it is better for him.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
Answered by:Mufti Fuzail Raza Attari
Date:Mahnama Faizane Madina Jamadi ul Aakhir 1440 Feb 2019