حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِکٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ فَاشْتَدَّ قَوْلُهُ فِي ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ لَيَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِکَ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 913
Anas bin Malik reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ assaying: What is the matter that people raise their (Upwards) in prayer. He then said sternly: They should stop doing that, otherwise their sight will be snatched away.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020