The Ruling on Clinging to the Curtains of the Ka'bah and Adhering to the Space Between the Corner and the Door
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. Is clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah and the pillars prescribed, or is it a form of clinging? Is clinging to the truth prescribed?
Answer:
There is no basis for any of this. Yes, as for adhering to the space between the Black Corner and the door, where a person presses himself against the Ka'bah or makes supplication, this was reported from some of the Salaf. A hadith was reported in this regard from Abu 'Ubadah, in Abu Dawud and others. So whoever does this, he is not to be envied for it. However, clinging to the Ka'bah from other sides, such as from the side of the Stone or from the west, or between the two Yemeni corners, there is no evidence for that. The Ka'bah is the House of Allah, which is circumambulated and faced in prayer; that is what is prescribed. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe. Is clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah and the pillars prescribed, or is it a form of clinging? Is clinging to the truth prescribed?
Answer:
There is no basis for any of this. Yes, as for adhering to the space between the Black Corner and the door, where a person presses himself against the Ka'bah or makes supplication, this was reported from some of the Salaf. A hadith was reported in this regard from Abu 'Ubadah, in Abu Dawud and others. So whoever does this, he is not to be envied for it. However, clinging to the Ka'bah from other sides, such as from the side of the Stone or from the west, or between the two Yemeni corners, there is no evidence for that. The Ka'bah is the House of Allah, which is circumambulated and faced in prayer; that is what is prescribed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 34 من 36 /شرح العقيدة الواسطية (شرح قديم)/اتباع آثار رسول الله/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (58:01)
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