The Story of the Station of Ibrahim and the Meaning of the Verse

Question:
This questioner is Abdullah Ahmad, a Sudanese resident of Riyadh. He asks about the noble verse: . What is the story of this station in front of the Ka'bah? And what is the meaning of the verse?

Answer:
And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: This is a command from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, that we pray at the Station of Ibrahim. The scholars have differed regarding the reality of the Station of Ibrahim. According to the first opinion, which is the well-known one, it is the stone upon which he stood when the construction of the Ka'bah was raised. He brought a stone and would stand on it, and it would raise him up, and then he would build and hand stones to Isma'il (peace be upon him), and then the stone would raise him up and he would build until the construction was completed. This stone was named the Station of Ibrahim, and Allah commanded prayer at it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished the tawaf, would go and pray at the Station of Ibrahim, placing it between himself and the Ka'bah. It is now at the edge of the tawaf area on the eastern side, and a barrier of strong glass has been placed over it, so it can be seen from behind it but cannot be touched. This is the Station of Ibrahim according to this opinion.
The second opinion is that the Station of Ibrahim is the entire Haram in Makkah, and in Muzdalifah, and in Makkah, and in Mina, and in Muzdalifah, and in 'Arafah; all of it is the Station of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.