When was the Maqam Ibrahim (peace be upon him) built, and is it permissible to pray behind it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Abu Ibrahim says: Honorable Shaykh, tell us about the noble verse[Al-Baqarah 2:125] He asks: When was this Maqam built? And is it permissible to pray behind it?
Answer:
The Maqam is not the building; the Maqam is the stone upon which Ibrahim (peace be upon him) stood when building the Ka'bah. It would rise and fall with him. This is the Maqam, but this building was constructed to protect it. The interpretation of the verse is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it. When he finished the tawaf, he went out to the Maqam and prayed the two rak'ahs of tawaf beside it, reciting this verse:[Al-Baqarah 2:125] Yes.
May Allah reward you. Abu Ibrahim says: Honorable Shaykh, tell us about the noble verse
And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer.
وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّىAnswer:
The Maqam is not the building; the Maqam is the stone upon which Ibrahim (peace be upon him) stood when building the Ka'bah. It would rise and fall with him. This is the Maqam, but this building was constructed to protect it. The interpretation of the verse is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it. When he finished the tawaf, he went out to the Maqam and prayed the two rak'ahs of tawaf beside it, reciting this verse:
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»، 7187- متى بني مقام إبراهيم عليه السلام وهل يصلى خلفه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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