The reality of the rock beneath the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
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The Shaykh : This is the Dome of the Rock. It took on this shape and this depiction in the early days because it is a sacred rock. In its reality, it is nothing but a carved rock, not a rock from a mountain, but a rock from a mountain that has been carved to appear as if it is standing in the air. I, on one occasion, before the Jewish occupation...
The questioner : We went there before the occupation and after the occupation.
The Shaykh : I know, I am speaking about myself, Al-Albani the Damascene, meaning I visited Jerusalem and entered the place of the rock. It is a rock among rocks, with a little empty space beneath it. People think, as stated in the fabricated hadiths, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended from it to the sky. This is a lie, and an addition to the lie is that it followed him, which is why it is standing in the air like this. It is nothing but a rock from a mountain.
The questioner : We went there before the occupation and after the occupation.
The Shaykh : I know, I am speaking about myself, Al-Albani the Damascene, meaning I visited Jerusalem and entered the place of the rock. It is a rock among rocks, with a little empty space beneath it. People think, as stated in the fabricated hadiths, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended from it to the sky. This is a lie, and an addition to the lie is that it followed him, which is why it is standing in the air like this. It is nothing but a rock from a mountain.