1. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (may Allah have mercy on him) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Nawfali, on the authority of al-Sakuni, on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of his forefathers that

The Prophet passed by a man who was supplication with his eyes raised to the sky. The Messenger of Allah said to him: “Cast down your eyes for you will certainly not see Him.” He also said that: “The Prophet passed by a man who was supplicating with his hands raised to the sky. The Messenger of Allah said to him: `Lower your hand for your will surely not reach Him.’”