Is looking at the Ka'bah an act of worship?
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Question:
Is looking at the Ka'bah an act of worship? Is this statement correct, O Shaykh?
Answer:
I do not know of any basis for this. What is obligatory for us regarding the Ka'bah is to perform tawaf (circumambulation) of it during Hajj and 'Umrah, and to perform tawaf of it voluntarily as well, and to face it in our prayers. This is what is obligatory for us regarding the Ka'bah. Yes.
Is looking at the Ka'bah an act of worship? Is this statement correct, O Shaykh?
Answer:
I do not know of any basis for this. What is obligatory for us regarding the Ka'bah is to perform tawaf (circumambulation) of it during Hajj and 'Umrah, and to perform tawaf of it voluntarily as well, and to face it in our prayers. This is what is obligatory for us regarding the Ka'bah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 35 من 41|أسئلة شرح كتاب التوحيد|مسائل متفرقة|هل النظر إلى الكعبة عبادة؟|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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