You mentioned that the location of the Gate of Banu Shaybah was situated in the shape of an arch, and that it was removed recently. When did that happen?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that the location of the Gate of Banu Shaybah was situated in the shape of an arch until yesterday. Is "yesterday" intended here, or what?
Answer:
I mean recently, very recently. It was not removed except during the renovation under King Saud (may Allah have mercy on him). I witnessed it until the year, perhaps, 1973 or 1974, during the renovation by King Saud (may Allah have mercy on him), when they removed it. Yes, in order to widen the space for the people and the circumambulators. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is next to Zamzam. It is next to Zamzam. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that the location of the Gate of Banu Shaybah was situated in the shape of an arch until yesterday. Is "yesterday" intended here, or what?
Answer:
I mean recently, very recently. It was not removed except during the renovation under King Saud (may Allah have mercy on him). I witnessed it until the year, perhaps, 1973 or 1974, during the renovation by King Saud (may Allah have mercy on him), when they removed it. Yes, in order to widen the space for the people and the circumambulators. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is next to Zamzam. It is next to Zamzam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1364 -3022] ذكرتم أنه موضع باب بني شيبة كان موضوعاً على هيئة قوس، وقد أزيل عن قريب، فمتى كان ذلك؟ — youtube.com
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