Is it obligatory to pray the two rak'ahs of tawaf behind the Maqam?
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Question:
All right, may Allah reward you. This questioner says, may Allah preserve you: Is it obligatory for me to pray the two rak'ahs of tawaf behind the Maqam?
Answer:
It is not obligatory. You may pray them in any place within the Haram, but if it is easy for you to pray them behind the Maqam, that is better, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:125] And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed at the Maqam. So if it is easy, that is better. Yes.
All right, may Allah reward you. This questioner says, may Allah preserve you: Is it obligatory for me to pray the two rak'ahs of tawaf behind the Maqam?
Answer:
It is not obligatory. You may pray them in any place within the Haram, but if it is easy for you to pray them behind the Maqam, that is better, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer.
وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يلزم صلاة ركعتي الطواف عند المقام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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