Is looking at the Ka'bah an act of worship?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is looking at the Ka'bah an act of worship?
Answer:
I do not know of anything indicating that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. The Ka'bah is the House of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and Allah has made it obligatory for us to face it in prayer and to perform tawaf (circumambulation) around it. This is what Allah has made obligatory upon us or prescribed for us. He has also prescribed for us touching the Yemeni Corner and touching the Black Stone. So we restrict ourselves to what Allah has prescribed for us and do not add anything from ourselves without evidence. I do not know of any evidence that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is looking at the Ka'bah an act of worship?
Answer:
I do not know of anything indicating that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. The Ka'bah is the House of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and Allah has made it obligatory for us to face it in prayer and to perform tawaf (circumambulation) around it. This is what Allah has made obligatory upon us or prescribed for us. He has also prescribed for us touching the Yemeni Corner and touching the Black Stone. So we restrict ourselves to what Allah has prescribed for us and do not add anything from ourselves without evidence. I do not know of any evidence that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل النظر إلى الكعبة عبادة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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