Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And We made the House a place of return”
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Question:
Also, via the mobile phone of this program, Fahd asks about the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Baqarah: “And[Al-Baqarah 2:125]”
Answer:
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: “And when We made the House, which is the Sacred Ka'bah, a place of return for the people.” Whenever they depart from it, they return to it. Whenever they depart, they return to it; they come back to it. It is also said that “a place of return” means a place of reward for circumambulating it and praying in the Sacred Mosque around it. Thus, there is great reward in it, so it is a place of return for the people.
They return to it, meaning in both senses: whenever they depart from it, they return to it. A person does not grow weary of returning to the Ancient House, circumambulating it, and seeing it. Whenever he goes to it, he longs to return to it. “Mithabah” means he returns to it, and “mithabah” also means he earns reward from Allah, Exalted is He, by circumambulating this House, performing Hajj and 'Umrah in this House, performing i'tikaf in the Sacred Mosque, and other righteous deeds. He thereby attains great reward from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Also, via the mobile phone of this program, Fahd asks about the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Baqarah: “And
when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer
جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَثَابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمْنًا وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّىAnswer:
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: “And when We made the House, which is the Sacred Ka'bah, a place of return for the people.” Whenever they depart from it, they return to it. Whenever they depart, they return to it; they come back to it. It is also said that “a place of return” means a place of reward for circumambulating it and praying in the Sacred Mosque around it. Thus, there is great reward in it, so it is a place of return for the people.
They return to it, meaning in both senses: whenever they depart from it, they return to it. A person does not grow weary of returning to the Ancient House, circumambulating it, and seeing it. Whenever he goes to it, he longs to return to it. “Mithabah” means he returns to it, and “mithabah” also means he earns reward from Allah, Exalted is He, by circumambulating this House, performing Hajj and 'Umrah in this House, performing i'tikaf in the Sacred Mosque, and other righteous deeds. He thereby attains great reward from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (197) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:49)
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