What is the ruling on looking at the Ka'bah?
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Question:
This person is asking about looking at the Ka'bah: is it an act of worship?
Answer:
Nothing authentic has come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that merely looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. We were not commanded to look at the Ka'bah; we were not commanded to do this. We were commanded to perform tawaf (circumambulation) of the Ka'bah, to pray facing the Ka'bah, and to touch the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone. That is what we were commanded to do. As for looking at it, mere looking, I do not know of any evidence for it. Yes.
This person is asking about looking at the Ka'bah: is it an act of worship?
Answer:
Nothing authentic has come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that merely looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship. We were not commanded to look at the Ka'bah; we were not commanded to do this. We were commanded to perform tawaf (circumambulation) of the Ka'bah, to pray facing the Ka'bah, and to touch the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone. That is what we were commanded to do. As for looking at it, mere looking, I do not know of any evidence for it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم النظر إلى الكعبة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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