The Meaning of the Two Yemeni Corners in the Prophet’s Prayer Inside the Ka'bah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inside the Ka'bah, between the two Yemeni corners or the two Yemeni pillars,
The Shaykh:
what is meant is the space between the two Yemeni corners, between the two pillars inside the Ka'bah. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Does that mean the door of the Ka'bah is behind him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because the Ka'bah is in the eastern direction, in the eastern direction, so it is behind him. He does not pray facing the door of the Ka'bah, because there is nothing of it in front of him if the door of the Ka'bah is the door of the Ka'bah; it is not part of it. He does not pray facing the door, whether it is open or closed, because it is not part of it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inside the Ka'bah, between the two Yemeni corners or the two Yemeni pillars,
The Shaykh:
what is meant is the space between the two Yemeni corners, between the two pillars inside the Ka'bah. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Does that mean the door of the Ka'bah is behind him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because the Ka'bah is in the eastern direction, in the eastern direction, so it is behind him. He does not pray facing the door of the Ka'bah, because there is nothing of it in front of him if the door of the Ka'bah is the door of the Ka'bah; it is not part of it. He does not pray facing the door, whether it is open or closed, because it is not part of it. Yes.
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شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب المواضع المنهي عنها والمأذون فيها للصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:08:14)
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