The ruling on one who prays toward al-Quds after the qiblah was changed
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Question:
You said in the previous lesson that one who prays toward al-Quds is a disbeliever, so how is that? Is there any detail in this issue?
Answer:
After the change of the qiblah, anyone who prays toward al-Masjid al-Aqsa believing that this is an act of worship is a disbeliever; because he is disobeying Allah and His Messenger, and 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].
Turning on his heels, so the one who does not comply and continues to pray toward al-Quds, this is considered turning on his heels, considered 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 pray 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. You follow the command and the prohibition. It is not permissible to act according to the abrogated ruling, but rather it is obligatory to transition to the abrogating ruling; because that is the Shari'ah, whereas what was abrogated is not Shari'ah after the abrogation. Yes, it is the Ka'bah. The Ka'bah means it was turned toward you, and it is the Ka'bah. Yes.
The Ka'bah appears to us. 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 is obedient to Allah the Exalted and Majestic from the one who is disobedient. And this happened: the Muslims who obey Allah and His Messenger, when the news reached them that the qiblah had been turned while they were in prayer, they turned around while in their prayer. When the news reached them, they were praying toward al-Quds at the beginning of the prayer, so when the news reached them that the qiblah had been turned to the Ka'bah, they turned around while in their prayer in obedience to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. They did not say why, when, or where, but they complied with the command when it reached them. Yes.
You said in the previous lesson that one who prays toward al-Quds is a disbeliever, so how is that? Is there any detail in this issue?
Answer:
After the change of the qiblah, anyone who prays toward al-Masjid al-Aqsa believing that this is an act of worship is a disbeliever; because he is disobeying Allah and His Messenger, and 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 عَقِبَيْهِTurning on his heels, so the one who does not comply and continues to pray toward al-Quds, this is considered turning on his heels, considered 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 pray 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. You follow the command and the prohibition. It is not permissible to act according to the abrogated ruling, but rather it is obligatory to transition to the abrogating ruling; because that is the Shari'ah, whereas what was abrogated is not Shari'ah after the abrogation. Yes, it is the Ka'bah. The Ka'bah means it was turned toward you, and it is the Ka'bah. Yes.
The Ka'bah appears to us. 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 is obedient to Allah the Exalted and Majestic from the one who is disobedient. And this happened: the Muslims who obey Allah and His Messenger, when the news reached them that the qiblah had been turned while they were in prayer, they turned around while in their prayer. When the news reached them, they were praying toward al-Quds at the beginning of the prayer, so when the news reached them that the qiblah had been turned to the Ka'bah, they turned around while in their prayer in obedience to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. They did not say why, when, or where, but they complied with the command when it reached them. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة التوحيد - ٠١ — archive.org (15:43)
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