Pointing to the Black Stone after the two rak'ahs of tawaf behind the Maqam
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The questioner:
If it is not possible for me to touch the Black Stone after the two rak'ahs of tawaf behind the Maqam, should I point to the Stone as I do during the tawaf, pointing to it and facing it, and then go to perform sa'y?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: If it is not possible for me to touch the Black Stone after the two rak'ahs of tawaf behind the Maqam, should I point to the Black Stone as I do during tawaf by facing it and pointing to it, and then go to sa'y?
The Shaykh:
Yes. If you are able to touch the stone and kiss it, do so. Otherwise, you point to it while facing it, and that is sufficient. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
This is a sunnah (recommended practice), going to the stone after the two rak'ahs of the tawaf. This is a sunnah, or rather, it is not obligatory. If there is severe crowding and hardship, then do not go. Only if it is easy, without hardship and without severe crowding, is it a sunnah and a virtue, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
If it is not possible for me to touch the Black Stone after the two rak'ahs of tawaf behind the Maqam, should I point to the Stone as I do during the tawaf, pointing to it and facing it, and then go to perform sa'y?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: If it is not possible for me to touch the Black Stone after the two rak'ahs of tawaf behind the Maqam, should I point to the Black Stone as I do during tawaf by facing it and pointing to it, and then go to sa'y?
The Shaykh:
Yes. If you are able to touch the stone and kiss it, do so. Otherwise, you point to it while facing it, and that is sufficient. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
This is a sunnah (recommended practice), going to the stone after the two rak'ahs of the tawaf. This is a sunnah, or rather, it is not obligatory. If there is severe crowding and hardship, then do not go. Only if it is easy, without hardship and without severe crowding, is it a sunnah and a virtue, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 18 — archive.org (1:00:56)
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