What is the prohibited degree of raising one's gaze during prayer, and is looking at a wall clock on the wall considered among the prohibited acts of looking towards the sky?
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Raising one's gaze to the sky during prayer is disliked (), and some scholars have even deemed it forbidden () and rendering the prayer invalid, a view held by some Hanbalis. An exception to this is when one burps, in order to alleviate a noxious odor. This prohibition is understood by everyone and does not require further clarification.
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