Is it permissible to look at one’s watch while performing Salah?

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QUESTION:
Is it permissible to have a look at one’s watch while performing Salah?

ANSWER:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In principle, the Salāh is not invalidated due to the gaze falling upon a watch and one perceiving the time. However, it is important to adhere to the proper etiquette of Salāh. This includes maintaining concentration and acknowledging the greatness of whom you are speaking to.

And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best
Zayd Imran

Concurred by:
Hanif Yusuf

References

لَوْ نَظَرَ فِي كِتَابٍ مِنْ الْفِقْهِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ وَفَهِمَ لَا تَفْسُدُ صَلَاتُهُ بِالْإِجْمَاعِ
[Fatāwā al-Hindiyyah: 1:101: Dār al-Fikr]

قوله ( لو نظر المصلى إلى مكتوب الخ ) وجه عدم الفساد أنه إنما يتحقق بالقراءة وبالنظر والفهم لم تحصل وإليه أشار المؤلف بقوله لعدم النطق ، قوله ( قصد الاستفهام ) بهذا علم أن ترك الخشوع لا يخل بالصحة بل بالكمال ولذا قال في الخانية والخلاصة إذا تفكر في الصلاة فتذكر شعرا أو خطبة فقرأها بقلبه ولم يتكلم بلسانه لا تفسد صلاته كما في البحر
قوله ( أساء الأدب ) لأن فيه إشتغالا عن الصلاة وظاهره ان الكراهة تنزيهية وهذا إنما يكون بالقصد وأما لو وقع نظره عليه من غير قصده وفهمه فلا يكره
[Hāshiyah al-Tahtāwī ‘alā Marāqī al-Falāh: 341: Dār al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah]

لیکن اگر کوئی شخص وقت دیکھ ہی لے اور سمجھ لے البتہ زبان سے اس کا تلفظ نہ کرے تو نماز فاسد نہ ہوگی
[Jadīd Fiqhī Masā’il: 1:94: Zam Zam Publishers]

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