The Intended Meaning of Al-Yaman and Its Direction from the Ka'bah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you. Regarding the hadith of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), the one who remained in a place... Also, Honorable Shaykh, regarding the presence of water and returning to an area called... What is the difference between them?
Answer:
It is Al-Yaman. Al-Yaman is the area from Ta'if to... all of this is called Al-Yaman because it is to the right of the Ka'bah. Just as what is north of the Ka'bah is called Al-Sham, everything north of the Ka'bah is called Al-Sham, and everything south of the Ka'bah is called Al-Yaman. This is in terms of geography, not in terms of political positions; that is a separate matter.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you. Regarding the hadith of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), the one who remained in a place... Also, Honorable Shaykh, regarding the presence of water and returning to an area called... What is the difference between them?
Answer:
It is Al-Yaman. Al-Yaman is the area from Ta'if to... all of this is called Al-Yaman because it is to the right of the Ka'bah. Just as what is north of the Ka'bah is called Al-Sham, everything north of the Ka'bah is called Al-Sham, and everything south of the Ka'bah is called Al-Yaman. This is in terms of geography, not in terms of political positions; that is a separate matter.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 001 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / مقدمة الشيخ / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:04)
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