Why did Imam Malik prevent Abu Ja'far al-Mansur from demolishing the Ka'bah and rebuilding it on the foundations of Ibrahim?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) rebuking the Caliph Abu Ja'far al-Mansur when he wanted to demolish the Ka'bah and then rebuild it on the foundations of Ibrahim?
Answer:
He rebuked him, and his rebuke prevented him. Abu Ja'far consulted Malik, and Malik prevented him, not issuing a fatwa for him, so that the Ka'bah would not become a plaything in the hands of kings. Ibn al-Zubayr restored it, then al-Hajjaj came and demolished it, and then al-Mansur wanted to do so, so it became a plaything. Imam Malik, by his fiqh (may Allah have mercy on him), closed this door.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) rebuking the Caliph Abu Ja'far al-Mansur when he wanted to demolish the Ka'bah and then rebuild it on the foundations of Ibrahim?
Answer:
He rebuked him, and his rebuke prevented him. Abu Ja'far consulted Malik, and Malik prevented him, not issuing a fatwa for him, so that the Ka'bah would not become a plaything in the hands of kings. Ibn al-Zubayr restored it, then al-Hajjaj came and demolished it, and then al-Mansur wanted to do so, so it became a plaything. Imam Malik, by his fiqh (may Allah have mercy on him), closed this door.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2870 -3022] لماذا منع الإمام مالك أبا جعفر المنصور أن يهدم الكعبة ويبنيها على قواعد إبراهيم؟ — youtube.com
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