What is the ruling on rubbing against the curtains of the Ka'bah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: Some people rub against the curtains of the Ka'bah. What is the validity of that? Did any of the righteous Salaf do this?
Answer:
There is no basis for this rubbing against the curtains of the Ka'bah or clinging to the door. All of this has no basis; it is an exaggeration. What is prescribed regarding the Ka'bah is to face it, and to face it in prayer during tawaf (circumambulation), and to perform tawaf around it. Also, performing voluntary prayer inside it, if possible, by entering the Ka'bah and praying inside it at times, is prescribed, and it carries great reward. As for clinging to the curtains and clinging to the door of the Ka'bah, all of this has no basis; it is merely an exaggeration by the common people. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: Some people rub against the curtains of the Ka'bah. What is the validity of that? Did any of the righteous Salaf do this?
Answer:
There is no basis for this rubbing against the curtains of the Ka'bah or clinging to the door. All of this has no basis; it is an exaggeration. What is prescribed regarding the Ka'bah is to face it, and to face it in prayer during tawaf (circumambulation), and to perform tawaf around it. Also, performing voluntary prayer inside it, if possible, by entering the Ka'bah and praying inside it at times, is prescribed, and it carries great reward. As for clinging to the curtains and clinging to the door of the Ka'bah, all of this has no basis; it is merely an exaggeration by the common people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التمسح بأستار الكعبة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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