Which is more preferable, viewing the Ka'bah or performing tawaf?
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Question:
The questioner says: A man who is illiterate and cannot read, is it better for him to sit and view the Ka'bah, or to perform tawaf?
Answer:
Viewing the Ka'bah is not an act of worship. Looking at the Ka'bah, as they say, and viewing it is not worship, and no valid evidence has come regarding it. Tawaf is what is prescribed. Tawaf around the Ka'bah is what is prescribed.[Al-Hajj 22:29] Yes.
The questioner says: A man who is illiterate and cannot read, is it better for him to sit and view the Ka'bah, or to perform tawaf?
Answer:
Viewing the Ka'bah is not an act of worship. Looking at the Ka'bah, as they say, and viewing it is not worship, and no valid evidence has come regarding it. Tawaf is what is prescribed. Tawaf around the Ka'bah is what is prescribed.
perform Tawaf around the ancient House."
وَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا بِالْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أيهما أولى مشاهدة الكعبة أم الطواف؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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