مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
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The Prophet ﷺ
53:17Ayah 162
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The eye did not swerve on the part of the Prophet s nor did it go beyond the bounds that is to say his gaze did not turn away from the object of vision designated for it nor did it go beyond that object on that night.
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He (the Prophet) did not stand near it (the jamrah).
"I saw the Prophet stoning the Jimar upon his she-camel; there was no hitting, nor crowding, nor: 'Look out! Look out!'"
(regarding the revelation) Truly he (Muhammad) did see of the signs of his Lord; the Greatest!'
(53.18) The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a green screen covering the horizon.
"The Messenger of Allah would glance toward the right and the left during Salat but he would not turn his neck to look behind him."
“I never looked at or I never saw the private part of the Messenger of Allah.' ”
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