What is the ruling on praying behind the Maqam in the Haram?
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Question:
The questioner says: If praying behind the Maqam has virtue, even though women and men pass in front of me, should I pray in a place in the Haram that is far from the women? And what is the criterion for praying behind the Maqam?
Answer:
The criterion for praying behind the Maqam is to place the Maqam between you and the Ka'bah and to pray if you find a place that is free of crowding and women; this is better. Take it as a practice, for Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:125] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished the tawaf, placed the Maqam between him and the Ka'bah and prayed the two rak'ahs of tawaf. As for if there is crowding and women, move away and pray in one of the sides of the Haram in a place where you feel secure in your prayer and no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs. Yes.
The questioner says: If praying behind the Maqam has virtue, even though women and men pass in front of me, should I pray in a place in the Haram that is far from the women? And what is the criterion for praying behind the Maqam?
Answer:
The criterion for praying behind the Maqam is to place the Maqam between you and the Ka'bah and to pray if you find a place that is free of crowding and women; this is better. Take it as a practice, for Allah the Exalted said:
And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer.
وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة خلف المقام في الحرم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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