The Way of Refuting 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan in Building the Dome
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the reason for criticizing 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (may Allah have mercy on him) when he built the dome?
Answer:
Because there is no evidence that a dome should be built over it or that a canopy should be placed over it; there is no evidence for this, and it is an exaltation of it, whereas Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) did not exalt it. It is said that 'Abd al-Malik intended this to compete with Ibn al-Zubayr, because Ibn al-Zubayr built the Ka'bah, so he wanted to build over the Rock for the sake of competition, and Allah knows best. But may Allah pardon him and forgive him.
The presenter:
Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the reason for criticizing 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (may Allah have mercy on him) when he built the dome?
Answer:
Because there is no evidence that a dome should be built over it or that a canopy should be placed over it; there is no evidence for this, and it is an exaltation of it, whereas Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) did not exalt it. It is said that 'Abd al-Malik intended this to compete with Ibn al-Zubayr, because Ibn al-Zubayr built the Ka'bah, so he wanted to build over the Rock for the sake of competition, and Allah knows best. But may Allah pardon him and forgive him.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
شرح رسالة العبودية لشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية، بداية من قوله : وبالعبودية نعت كل من اصطفى من خلقه — islamhouse.com (1:01:02)
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