The Station of Ibrahim and Prayer Behind It

Question:
May Allah bless you. A brother who is Egyptian and resides in Jeddah says: Honorable Shaykh, first, I would like the Shaykh to tell us about the Station of Ibrahim in Makkah and about praying behind it, and when it was built. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: The Station of Ibrahim is not ours, but rather it is the stone upon which he stood while building the Ka'bah, (peace and blessings be upon him). He would stand on it, and it would rise with him and lower with him according to his request. So Allah made this stone the Station of Ibrahim, and He prescribed prayer at it. When one finishes the tawaf, he comes to the Station of Ibrahim and prays behind it, placing it between himself and the Ka'bah and praying behind it. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did it.
When he finished the tawaf, he came to the Station of Ibrahim and recited this verse: Then he prayed two rak'ahs at it, called the two rak'ahs of tawaf. No other prayer is performed at it, because this is what was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for other prayers, one prays in the Haram, inside the Sacred Mosque, in any place where he is able to do so.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.