Visiting the house attributed to the Prophet's birth
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with truthfulness. Regarding the house that is claimed to be the place where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was born, which is located near the Sacred House, is visiting it considered an exaggeration? And why does it still exist?
Answer:
Yes, it is approximately the place where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was born. But the most accurate point is: why did the Prophet not visit it, why did the Companions not visit it, and why did the righteous predecessors not visit it? Why did they not care about this house, which is prevented from being a means [to innovation] and is in a state of [dispute]? We have heard that this house is considered the direction of the house, and that it includes it. It is established that the Ka'bah is the standard, and that if they are guided to it, they leave the Ka'bah, considering the network [or structure] with them to be better than the Ka'bah.
This is an exaggeration and a falsehood. This house has no basis; it is fabricated and disliked. Even if this were the house in which the Prophet resided, it would have no distinction over other houses. The Companions did not go to it. This only appeared recently; it was built on the rock in Yemen, and it remained. But perhaps Allah will shorten its duration and relieve the religion from it and from its like.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with truthfulness. Regarding the house that is claimed to be the place where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was born, which is located near the Sacred House, is visiting it considered an exaggeration? And why does it still exist?
Answer:
Yes, it is approximately the place where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was born. But the most accurate point is: why did the Prophet not visit it, why did the Companions not visit it, and why did the righteous predecessors not visit it? Why did they not care about this house, which is prevented from being a means [to innovation] and is in a state of [dispute]? We have heard that this house is considered the direction of the house, and that it includes it. It is established that the Ka'bah is the standard, and that if they are guided to it, they leave the Ka'bah, considering the network [or structure] with them to be better than the Ka'bah.
This is an exaggeration and a falsehood. This house has no basis; it is fabricated and disliked. Even if this were the house in which the Prophet resided, it would have no distinction over other houses. The Companions did not go to it. This only appeared recently; it was built on the rock in Yemen, and it remained. But perhaps Allah will shorten its duration and relieve the religion from it and from its like.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [26] — alfawzan.live (1:12:17)
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