During the obligatory and non-obligatory prayers (many) muslims look or focus at the point of prostration. Is there a specific reason for this ?
Are there any angles at which the worshipper can not look, less they invalidate their prayers ?
For those praying in the courtyard of the Ka'ba, is there a benefit from looking at the Ka'ba while praying, or this not recommended ?
Looking at the point of prostration is done to avoid drifting your mind to other things while praying.
There are many things you should do for a proper prayer: * Cleansing yourself * Focusing on the prayer - This would include avoiding laughter, or signaling people to answer them * To notify someone of something during the prayer you should say: "Allhu akbar" (i.e. if the Imam counted an improper numbers of Rikahas) * Reading the Quran in a proper way * Doing the proper actions
As for looking at the Ka'ba, I am not sure.
