The ruling on praying toward al-Quds after the change of the qiblah
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Question:
You said in a past lesson that whoever prays toward al-Quds is close to [disbelief], so how is that? Is there any detail in this issue?
Answer:
After the abrogation, after the abrogation, whoever prays toward the House of al-Naqd believing that it is an act of worship is a disbeliever, because he has disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and in the consensus of the Muslims, because when a legal ruling is abrogated, it is not permissible to act according to the abrogated ruling, but rather one must transition to acting according to the abrogating ruling,[Al-Baqarah 2:142] [Al-Baqarah 2:143] meaning the Ka'bah [Al-Baqarah 2:143]. Regarding the one who does not comply and persists in praying toward the House of al-Naqd, this is considered a turning away from the path.
Blessed and Exalted is He, [he is] an apostate from the religion of Islam, because he only obeys his desire. If he were obedient to Allah, he would have followed the command of Allah. Allah commanded you to pray toward the Ka'bah, so pray toward the Ka'bah. And in the past, He commanded you to pray toward al-Quds, so you prayed toward al-Quds at that time. But after the abrogation, you follow the command and the prohibition. You are a servant of Allah, not a servant of your desire. Follow the command and the prohibition. So it is not permissible to act upon the abrogated ruling, but rather it is obligatory to transition to the abrogating ruling, because that is the Shari'ah. As for what was abrogated, it is not Shari'ah after the abrogation. So he drew attention to this matter. Yes, it is the Ka'bah, meaning the people were turned toward it, and it is the Ka'bah.
In any case, the matter is clear that turning the people from al-Quds to the Ka'bah was a test for the people to reveal the one who obeys Allah the Mighty and Majestic from the one who disobeys. And this happened: the Muslims who obey Allah and His Messenger, when the news reached them that the qiblah had been changed and they were in prayer, they turned around while in their prayer. When the news reached them, they had been praying toward al-Quds at the beginning of the prayer. So when the news reached them that the qiblah had been changed to the Ka'bah, they turned around while in their prayer. So perhaps Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, did not ask them why, when, or where, but rather they complied with the command when it reached them.
You said in a past lesson that whoever prays toward al-Quds is close to [disbelief], so how is that? Is there any detail in this issue?
Answer:
After the abrogation, after the abrogation, whoever prays toward the House of al-Naqd believing that it is an act of worship is a disbeliever, because he has disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and in the consensus of the Muslims, because when a legal ruling is abrogated, it is not permissible to act according to the abrogated ruling, but rather one must transition to acting according to the abrogating ruling,
The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?" Say, "To Allah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path."
سَيَقُولُ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَا وَلَّاهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانُوا عَلَيْهَا قُل لِّلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍAnd thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِّتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًا وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي كُنتَ عَلَيْهَاexcept that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels
إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِBlessed and Exalted is He, [he is] an apostate from the religion of Islam, because he only obeys his desire. If he were obedient to Allah, he would have followed the command of Allah. Allah commanded you to pray toward the Ka'bah, so pray toward the Ka'bah. And in the past, He commanded you to pray toward al-Quds, so you prayed toward al-Quds at that time. But after the abrogation, you follow the command and the prohibition. You are a servant of Allah, not a servant of your desire. Follow the command and the prohibition. So it is not permissible to act upon the abrogated ruling, but rather it is obligatory to transition to the abrogating ruling, because that is the Shari'ah. As for what was abrogated, it is not Shari'ah after the abrogation. So he drew attention to this matter. Yes, it is the Ka'bah, meaning the people were turned toward it, and it is the Ka'bah.
In any case, the matter is clear that turning the people from al-Quds to the Ka'bah was a test for the people to reveal the one who obeys Allah the Mighty and Majestic from the one who disobeys. And this happened: the Muslims who obey Allah and His Messenger, when the news reached them that the qiblah had been changed and they were in prayer, they turned around while in their prayer. When the news reached them, they had been praying toward al-Quds at the beginning of the prayer. So when the news reached them that the qiblah had been changed to the Ka'bah, they turned around while in their prayer. So perhaps Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, did not ask them why, when, or where, but rather they complied with the command when it reached them.
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