The ruling on tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) from the roof of al-Masjid al-Haram?
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Question : The questioner asks: Is tawaf from the roof of the Haram permissible or not?
Answer : Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hajj 22:29] Tawaf of the House means going around it. For this reason, the scholars said that if one performs tawaf on the roof of the mosque, there is no harm, and his tawaf is sufficient, because it is true that he has performed tawaf of the House, and the mosque is the location of the House. However, there is no doubt that the closer one is to the Ka'bah, the better and the closer to perfection. Yes.
Answer : Allah the Exalted said:
Then let them end their untidiness and fulfill their vows and perform Tawaf around the ancient House."
ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا تَفَثَهُمْ وَلْيُوفُوا نُذُورَهُمْ وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[116 من 126] حكم الطواف من سطح المسجد الحرام؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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