Is it true that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship?
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Question:
The questioner, Abu Sami, says: Looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. I read this. Is this correct? And what is the best thing for a person to do in terms of worship if he is in Makkah and in the middle of the Haram?
Answer:
There are many acts of worship in the Haram and elsewhere, but there is no evidence that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. What is reported is circumambulating the House, facing it in prayer and in supplication, touching the Black Stone and kissing it, and touching the Yemeni Corner. This is what is reported regarding the House. Standing in the Multazam, between the Corner and the door, meaning between the Black Stone and the door of the Ka'bah, and supplicating to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, this is what is reported. Yes?
The questioner, Abu Sami, says: Looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. I read this. Is this correct? And what is the best thing for a person to do in terms of worship if he is in Makkah and in the middle of the Haram?
Answer:
There are many acts of worship in the Haram and elsewhere, but there is no evidence that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. What is reported is circumambulating the House, facing it in prayer and in supplication, touching the Black Stone and kissing it, and touching the Yemeni Corner. This is what is reported regarding the House. Standing in the Multazam, between the Corner and the door, meaning between the Black Stone and the door of the Ka'bah, and supplicating to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, this is what is reported. Yes?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7230- هل صحيح أن النظر إلى الكعبة عبادة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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