What is the wisdom behind stoning the pillars?
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Question:
This questioner asks, Shaykh: What is the wisdom behind stoning the pillars?
Answer:
The wisdom is following the example of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The wisdom is also that it is a repelling of Satan; it contains a repelling of Satan, and it contains the revival of the remembrance of Allah, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 4:979 for the remembrance of Allah the Exalted. So stoning the pillars is a remembrance of Allah, and at the same time it is a repelling of Satan. Yes.
This questioner asks, Shaykh: What is the wisdom behind stoning the pillars?
Answer:
The wisdom is following the example of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The wisdom is also that it is a repelling of Satan; it contains a repelling of Satan, and it contains the revival of the remembrance of Allah, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The circumambulation of the House, the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and the stoning of the pillars
إنما جعل الطواف بالبيت، والسعي بين الصفا والمروة، ورمي الجمار
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2823- ما الحكمة من رمي الجمرات؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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