Prayer at the Original Location of the Station of Ibrahim
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is reported that the Station of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was adjacent to the Ka'bah, and then 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) moved it to its current location to provide more space for those performing tawaf. The question is: If a person prays at the original location of the Station, is it said that he has followed the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
How can one pray at the original location if it was adjacent to the Ka'bah, according to the view that it was adjacent to the Ka'bah? Then, when the people crowded around it and blocked the path of tawaf, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) separated it and placed it in this location. The second view is that this is its original location; it was not 'Umar who separated it. Therefore, a disagreement arose among the scholars during the time of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him). When they wanted to move it from its location to expand the area of tawaf, a difference of opinion occurred. The two views were presented to the scholars, so they refrained from moving it from its location and left it as it was, to avoid the disagreement. Yes.
The questioner:
And Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I read in the newspapers about one of the sheikhs that the starting point of tawaf and the placement of the black line.
The Shaykh:
The prayer is not at the location; the prayer is at the stone upon which Ibrahim (peace be upon him) stood. Whether it was adjacent to the Ka'bah or in another location, one prays at the stone upon which Ibrahim stood when building the Ka'bah. The stone is now in the glass enclosure in the location you know. The prayer is at the stone, not at the location where it originally was. No, they tied the prayer to the stone, whether it was adjacent to the Ka'bah or outside the Ka'bah. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is reported that the Station of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was adjacent to the Ka'bah, and then 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) moved it to its current location to provide more space for those performing tawaf. The question is: If a person prays at the original location of the Station, is it said that he has followed the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
How can one pray at the original location if it was adjacent to the Ka'bah, according to the view that it was adjacent to the Ka'bah? Then, when the people crowded around it and blocked the path of tawaf, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) separated it and placed it in this location. The second view is that this is its original location; it was not 'Umar who separated it. Therefore, a disagreement arose among the scholars during the time of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him). When they wanted to move it from its location to expand the area of tawaf, a difference of opinion occurred. The two views were presented to the scholars, so they refrained from moving it from its location and left it as it was, to avoid the disagreement. Yes.
The questioner:
And Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I read in the newspapers about one of the sheikhs that the starting point of tawaf and the placement of the black line.
The Shaykh:
The prayer is not at the location; the prayer is at the stone upon which Ibrahim (peace be upon him) stood. Whether it was adjacent to the Ka'bah or in another location, one prays at the stone upon which Ibrahim stood when building the Ka'bah. The stone is now in the glass enclosure in the location you know. The prayer is at the stone, not at the location where it originally was. No, they tied the prayer to the stone, whether it was adjacent to the Ka'bah or outside the Ka'bah. Yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [39] — alfawzan.live (1:19:51)
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