Explanation of the reason for the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) exposing the private parts during circumambulation
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The questioner:
And that those who circumambulate behind, or rather those who are unable to buy clothes or do not wish to buy them, are from the Nasa'ib.
The Shaykh:
So this is correct. It is not an economic issue; it is an act of worship. They believe that it is not permissible for the poor or the destitute to circumambulate in their clothes. Rather, they are between two options: either they obtain clothes from the people of Makkah, who lend them or rent them to them, or by any other means, or they circumambulate naked if they find nothing. So they did this as an act of worship. For this reason, the Shaykh says that they worship Allah by exposing their private parts.
The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The people of exegesis have an interpretation that has no basis, and they have a scholar of this interpretation. Yes.
And that those who circumambulate behind, or rather those who are unable to buy clothes or do not wish to buy them, are from the Nasa'ib.
The Shaykh:
So this is correct. It is not an economic issue; it is an act of worship. They believe that it is not permissible for the poor or the destitute to circumambulate in their clothes. Rather, they are between two options: either they obtain clothes from the people of Makkah, who lend them or rent them to them, or by any other means, or they circumambulate naked if they find nothing. So they did this as an act of worship. For this reason, the Shaykh says that they worship Allah by exposing their private parts.
The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The people of exegesis have an interpretation that has no basis, and they have a scholar of this interpretation. Yes.
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