The ruling on being slightly past the line when circumambulating from the Black Stone

The questioner : Yes. It is obligatory to start from the line, meaning, otherwise, if one starts from after the line, then if he neglects it, does he return to the same point from which he started?

The Shaykh : No, he used to say it is permissible to start from the door of the Ka'bah and complete the circuit.

The questioner : I mean, we are one or two meters away.

The Shaykh : No, no, not even a span.

The questioner : I mean, what is the wisdom behind it?

The Shaykh : Our ruling is that we complete the act of this.

The questioner : No, I mean the line, I mean this line, I mean a line drawn recently, and it can be identified by a different degree.

The Shaykh : It is not possible, I mean, this is fixed geometrically. Therefore, at its ends, for example, at the ceiling, you say how is this the corner of the shoe? You do not think it is the corner of the shoe because it is far inside it.

The questioner : The geometric degree was not known, nor in the era of...

The Shaykh : But, praise be to Allah, Allah made it easy.