Comparing the Merits of Being Close to the Ka'bah and Running
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it better during the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) to be close to the Ka'bah and not run, or to be farther away so that he can run?
Answer:
If he is able to be close to the Ka'bah, that is better than being far away while running. Yes, being close to the Ka'bah is better than being far away while running. Being close to the Ka'bah and not running is better than being far from the Ka'bah and running. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it better during the tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) to be close to the Ka'bah and not run, or to be farther away so that he can run?
Answer:
If he is able to be close to the Ka'bah, that is better than being far away while running. Yes, being close to the Ka'bah is better than being far away while running. Being close to the Ka'bah and not running is better than being far from the Ka'bah and running. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 127-2 من 148|شرح كتاب المنتقى|المناسك|طواف القدوم والرمل والاضطباع فيه|صالح الفوزان|الفقه — youtube.com (1:12:51)
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