The wisdom behind prioritizing circumambulation in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And purify My House”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the wisdom behind the precedence of those who circumambulate in His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:125]
Answer:
Because circumambulation is only performed around the Ka'bah, whereas prayer and i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) can be performed in other than the Sacred Mosque, in the vast land of Allah. As for circumambulation, it is specific to the Noble Ka'bah. Therefore, Allah prioritized circumambulation over the others.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the wisdom behind the precedence of those who circumambulate in His saying, the Exalted:
Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer]."
طَهِّرَا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعَاكِفِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِAnswer:
Because circumambulation is only performed around the Ka'bah, whereas prayer and i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) can be performed in other than the Sacred Mosque, in the vast land of Allah. As for circumambulation, it is specific to the Noble Ka'bah. Therefore, Allah prioritized circumambulation over the others.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين11-05-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (59:12)
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