Reciting (And take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer) behind the Station
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[Reciting (And take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer) behind the Station]
Some of the exegetes mentioned in the statement of Allah the Exalted: [al-Baqarah: 125] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to, after completing the tawaf, proceed to the Station of Ibrahim and pray two rak'ahs behind it, then recite this verse,And the question is: Can it be said that it is prescribed for a person performing 'Umrah or others to recite this verse following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? And is the hadith regarding this authentic?
The hadith is in Sahih Muslim, from the well-known long hadith of Jabir: (When he finished the tawaf, he would proceed to the Station of Ibrahim and recite what was mentioned: ((And take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer)) [al-Baqarah: 125] ) so that he would remind himself that he proceeded to this station to pray behind it in obedience to the command of Allah.
And likewise: (When he approached al-Safa, he recited: ((Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah)) [al-Baqarah: 158] Begin with what Allah began with) so that he would remind himself that this sa'y is among the symbols of Allah, and that he begins with al-Safa because Allah began with it.
Likewise, we should also, in every act of obedience, be aware that we are doing it in obedience to the command of Allah,For example: Regarding wudu', most of us perform wudu' now on what basis? On the basis that wudu' is a condition for the validity of the prayer; that is what is in the person's mind, but a person should intend by it that he is obeying the statement of the Exalted: [al-Ma'idah: 6] so that he feels the worship and humility before Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Likewise, he performs wudu' now in a specific manner; he should be aware that by doing so he is following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he combines between sincerity and following, this is a matter we often overlook, we perform wudu' because we believe that wudu' is a condition for the validity of the prayer, but being aware that this is from the command of Allah is better.
And in light of this: A person should, when he finishes the tawaf and proceeds to the Station of Ibrahim, recite this verse, and when he approaches al-Safa for the first time -not when he climbs it-that it should be said: [al-Baqarah: 158] and he does not repeat it a second time, neither at al-Safa nor at al-Marwah.
Some of the exegetes mentioned in the statement of Allah the Exalted:
And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer.
وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلّىًThe hadith is in Sahih Muslim, from the well-known long hadith of Jabir: (When he finished the tawaf, he would proceed to the Station of Ibrahim and recite what was mentioned: ((And take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer)) [al-Baqarah: 125] ) so that he would remind himself that he proceeded to this station to pray behind it in obedience to the command of Allah.
And likewise: (When he approached al-Safa, he recited: ((Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah)) [al-Baqarah: 158] Begin with what Allah began with) so that he would remind himself that this sa'y is among the symbols of Allah, and that he begins with al-Safa because Allah began with it.
Likewise, we should also, in every act of obedience, be aware that we are doing it in obedience to the command of Allah,For example: Regarding wudu', most of us perform wudu' now on what basis? On the basis that wudu' is a condition for the validity of the prayer; that is what is in the person's mind, but a person should intend by it that he is obeying the statement of the Exalted:
O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْLikewise, he performs wudu' now in a specific manner; he should be aware that by doing so he is following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he combines between sincerity and following, this is a matter we often overlook, we perform wudu' because we believe that wudu' is a condition for the validity of the prayer, but being aware that this is from the command of Allah is better.
And in light of this: A person should, when he finishes the tawaf and proceeds to the Station of Ibrahim, recite this verse, and when he approaches al-Safa for the first time -not when he climbs it-that it should be said: