The Ruling on Seeking Blessing from the Walls of the Ka'bah
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on seeking blessing (tabarruk) from the walls of the Ka'bah? And is it considered major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
It has no basis. It is not major shirk, but it has no basis. From the Ka'bah, one only touches the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner. Anything else is not touched, and the Yemeni Corner is touched but not kissed. The Black Stone is touched and kissed, and it is pointed to. The Yemeni Corner is only touched, not kissed, and not pointed to. As for the other two corners, they are not touched, not kissed, and not pointed to.
When Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) saw Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) touching the four corners, he forbade him from doing so. Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "There is nothing of the House that is neglected." Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Indeed, you have in the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a good example." Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You have spoken the truth," and he stopped touching the Syrian and Iraqi corners. He left them off in accordance with what reached him, that the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is only in the two corners. The wisdom in this is that the two Yemeni corners are on the foundations of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). As for the remaining corners, the Ka'bah was shortened on the north side, and the stone was removed from it due to the shortage of funds among Quraysh. When they rebuilt the Ka'bah, their funds were insufficient, so they cut off from the Ka'bah what is called al-Hajar (the Stone) and al-Hatim (the Cut-off), because it was cut off from the Ka'bah. Therefore, they are not touched or kissed because they are not on the foundations of Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
And even if it is from the Ka'bah, it indicates that the Ka'bah is not touched or kissed except what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) touched or kissed. It is not reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to rub himself against the Ka'bah, or cling to its curtain, or cling to the door of the Ka'bah. This is among the excesses of the ignorant. This is among the excesses of the ignorant, and so on.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the view of Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It is not shirk. It does not reach the level of shirk. It is simply not prescribed. It may be a bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on seeking blessing (tabarruk) from the walls of the Ka'bah? And is it considered major shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
It has no basis. It is not major shirk, but it has no basis. From the Ka'bah, one only touches the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner. Anything else is not touched, and the Yemeni Corner is touched but not kissed. The Black Stone is touched and kissed, and it is pointed to. The Yemeni Corner is only touched, not kissed, and not pointed to. As for the other two corners, they are not touched, not kissed, and not pointed to.
When Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) saw Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) touching the four corners, he forbade him from doing so. Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "There is nothing of the House that is neglected." Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Indeed, you have in the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a good example." Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You have spoken the truth," and he stopped touching the Syrian and Iraqi corners. He left them off in accordance with what reached him, that the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is only in the two corners. The wisdom in this is that the two Yemeni corners are on the foundations of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). As for the remaining corners, the Ka'bah was shortened on the north side, and the stone was removed from it due to the shortage of funds among Quraysh. When they rebuilt the Ka'bah, their funds were insufficient, so they cut off from the Ka'bah what is called al-Hajar (the Stone) and al-Hatim (the Cut-off), because it was cut off from the Ka'bah. Therefore, they are not touched or kissed because they are not on the foundations of Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
And even if it is from the Ka'bah, it indicates that the Ka'bah is not touched or kissed except what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) touched or kissed. It is not reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to rub himself against the Ka'bah, or cling to its curtain, or cling to the door of the Ka'bah. This is among the excesses of the ignorant. This is among the excesses of the ignorant, and so on.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the view of Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It is not shirk. It does not reach the level of shirk. It is simply not prescribed. It may be a bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [498- 4717] حكم التبرك بجدران الكعبة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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