The Hijr is part of the Ka'bah, so whoever prays in it is as if he prayed inside the Ka'bah.
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The Shaykh : So, is the Hijr part of the Ka'bah or not? The Hijr is part of the Ka'bah. The Hijr is part of the Ka'bah, so whoever prays in the Hijr is as if he prayed inside the Ka'bah. And Glory be to Allah the Great! But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was prevented from doing that, or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was prevented from doing that because the people were recently converted from disbelief, or they were recently converted from disbelief, so he feared fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for himself, peace and blessings be upon him.
And this points to an important principle established by the scholars, which is that "the prevention of harm, when it is equal to the benefit, takes precedence over the pursuit of benefit". When this meaning was no longer present, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was prevented from building on the foundations of Ibrahim in the era of 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, who took charge of the Hijaz, so he built it on the foundations of Ibrahim and made it have two doors.
Then, after the Umayyads took charge of the Hijaz following the killing of 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), they restored it to the state it was in during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And when al-Rashid wanted to restore it to the foundations of Ibrahim, Malik ibn Anas prevented him and said to him, "Do not make the House of Allah a plaything for kings, where every time a king comes, he says, 'I will demolish it and return it to this state.'" And it remained as it is now. What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wished for, or what he intended, has now been realized without hardship. What was realized? The two doors. Now it has two doors: the Hijr has a door through which people enter and a door through which they exit, without hardship. What do you think would happen if the Ka'bah were roofed and had these two doors? More than one person would be killed every day from the crowd. But this is from the grace of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His protection of this ancient House, that the matter remained as it is and the entry and exit were made easy. So, how many of the reasons we listed for the honor of the deed are there?
The student: Five.
The Shaykh : Five things, all of which differentiate deeds because of them.
When Makkah was conquered, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah: "If it were not that your people were recently converted from disbelief, I would have built the Ka'bah on the foundations of Ibrahim and made it have two doors: a door through which people enter and a door through which they exit."
لما فتحت مكة قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لعائشة لولا أن قومك حديثوا عهد بكفر لبنيت الكعبة على قواعد إبراهيم ولجعلت لها بابين بابا يدخل منه الناس وبابا يخرجون منهAnd this points to an important principle established by the scholars, which is that "the prevention of harm, when it is equal to the benefit, takes precedence over the pursuit of benefit". When this meaning was no longer present, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was prevented from building on the foundations of Ibrahim in the era of 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, who took charge of the Hijaz, so he built it on the foundations of Ibrahim and made it have two doors.
Then, after the Umayyads took charge of the Hijaz following the killing of 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), they restored it to the state it was in during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And when al-Rashid wanted to restore it to the foundations of Ibrahim, Malik ibn Anas prevented him and said to him, "Do not make the House of Allah a plaything for kings, where every time a king comes, he says, 'I will demolish it and return it to this state.'" And it remained as it is now. What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wished for, or what he intended, has now been realized without hardship. What was realized? The two doors. Now it has two doors: the Hijr has a door through which people enter and a door through which they exit, without hardship. What do you think would happen if the Ka'bah were roofed and had these two doors?
A door for people to enter and a door for them to exit.
باب يدخل منه الناس وباب يخرجون منهThe student: Five.
The Shaykh : Five things, all of which differentiate deeds because of them.