Characteristics of the Sacred House
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Question:
He says: Shaykh, tell us about the characteristics of the Sacred House.
Answer:
Its characteristics are many, its characteristics are many. First, there is no structure on the face of the earth around which circumambulation is performed except the Ancient House; tawaf (circumambulation) is specific to the Ancient House, so it is not permissible to perform tawaf around shrines, tombs, graves, or anything else. Also, Allah has made Hajj obligatory for the one who is able to perform it once in a lifetime,[Ali 'Imran 3:97] [Ali 'Imran 3:97] Its characteristics are that the one who comes to it as a pilgrim and does not Sahih al-Bukhari 1521,
He says: Shaykh, tell us about the characteristics of the Sacred House.
Answer:
Its characteristics are many, its characteristics are many. First, there is no structure on the face of the earth around which circumambulation is performed except the Ancient House; tawaf (circumambulation) is specific to the Ancient House, so it is not permissible to perform tawaf around shrines, tombs, graves, or anything else. Also, Allah has made Hajj obligatory for the one who is able to perform it once in a lifetime,
And [due] to Allah from the people
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِa pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But
حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَمَنdoes not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins then he will return (after Hajj free from all sins) as if he were born anew.
يرفث ولم يفسق رجع كيوم ولدته أمه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (071) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-11-29] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (28:59)
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