Visiting al-Masjid al-Haram and Praying Tarawih in It
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that one who comes to Makkah and is far from the Haram is not recommended to visit al-Masjid al-Haram frequently. Does this include Tarawih in Ramadan?
The Shaykh:
It includes Tarawih even more, because the crowding and congestion are more severe there. He prays in the mosques of Makkah, and praise be to Allah. It is all part of the Haram. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says (may Allah preserve you), and he asks: Is this...
The Shaykh:
...regarding the obligatory prayer? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not go to al-Masjid al-Haram for the obligatory prayer, so how about the voluntary prayer of Tarawih? Yes.
The questioner:
And he says (may Allah preserve him), he asks: Was this the opinion of Shaykh, Your Eminence Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), that he used to pray in his mosque and did not go down to the Haram unless he had a lesson?
The Shaykh:
That is so. That is so. The Shaykhs: Shaykh Ibn Baz, Shaykh Ibn Hamid, and Shaykh Ibn Ibrahim; all the Shaykhs, when they went to Makkah, they prayed in the mosques near them and did not go to al-Masjid al-Haram. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that one who comes to Makkah and is far from the Haram is not recommended to visit al-Masjid al-Haram frequently. Does this include Tarawih in Ramadan?
The Shaykh:
It includes Tarawih even more, because the crowding and congestion are more severe there. He prays in the mosques of Makkah, and praise be to Allah. It is all part of the Haram. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says (may Allah preserve you), and he asks: Is this...
The Shaykh:
...regarding the obligatory prayer? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not go to al-Masjid al-Haram for the obligatory prayer, so how about the voluntary prayer of Tarawih? Yes.
The questioner:
And he says (may Allah preserve him), he asks: Was this the opinion of Shaykh, Your Eminence Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), that he used to pray in his mosque and did not go down to the Haram unless he had a lesson?
The Shaykh:
That is so. That is so. The Shaykhs: Shaykh Ibn Baz, Shaykh Ibn Hamid, and Shaykh Ibn Ibrahim; all the Shaykhs, when they went to Makkah, they prayed in the mosques near them and did not go to al-Masjid al-Haram. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب رفع الصوت بالأذان — islamhouse.com (58:05)
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