Is it permissible to pray in the Hajar Isma'il, and if so, does one face the Ka'bah?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to pray in the Hajar Isma'il, and if it is permissible, is it a condition to face the Ka'bah or not?
The Shaykh : He asks whether it is permissible to pray in the Hajar Isma'il, and if it is permissible, does one face the Ka'bah or not?
First: I inform you that this is not the Hajar Isma'il, and nothing is known about Isma'il regarding it.
Rather, this enclosed area was the work of Quraysh. When the Ka'bah collapsed and they wanted to rebuild it, their funds were insufficient, so they did not find enough money to complete it on the foundations of Ibrahim.
When Quraysh saw that the Ka'bah had collapsed and they wanted to rebuild it, their funds were insufficient, so they did not find what to spend on it according to the foundation of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him). They decided to limit themselves to a part of it, seeing that the side containing the Hajar was to remain as it was, and the opposite side was to be reduced. They did so, and for this reason the scholars said: approximately six and a half cubits of the Hajar are part of the Ka'bah.
Based on this, it is permissible to pray in it if it is a voluntary prayer, facing either the Ka'bah or the wall of the Hajar that is parallel to the boundary of the Ka'bah, meaning the wall that is in the part that is of the Ka'bah. This is if it is a voluntary prayer. If it is an obligatory prayer, there is a difference of opinion, and the correct view is that the obligatory prayer is permissible in the Hajar and in the Ka'bah, just as the voluntary prayer is.
Because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he prayed a voluntary prayer in the Ka'bah. And what is permissible in the voluntary is permissible in the obligatory unless there is evidence. Yes, what?
The questioner : ... two matters: one concerning the direction of a family, and a second matter regarding the nature of my work.
The Shaykh : He asks whether it is permissible to pray in the Hajar Isma'il, and if it is permissible, does one face the Ka'bah or not?
First: I inform you that this is not the Hajar Isma'il, and nothing is known about Isma'il regarding it.
Rather, this enclosed area was the work of Quraysh. When the Ka'bah collapsed and they wanted to rebuild it, their funds were insufficient, so they did not find enough money to complete it on the foundations of Ibrahim.
When Quraysh saw that the Ka'bah had collapsed and they wanted to rebuild it, their funds were insufficient, so they did not find what to spend on it according to the foundation of Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him). They decided to limit themselves to a part of it, seeing that the side containing the Hajar was to remain as it was, and the opposite side was to be reduced. They did so, and for this reason the scholars said: approximately six and a half cubits of the Hajar are part of the Ka'bah.
Based on this, it is permissible to pray in it if it is a voluntary prayer, facing either the Ka'bah or the wall of the Hajar that is parallel to the boundary of the Ka'bah, meaning the wall that is in the part that is of the Ka'bah. This is if it is a voluntary prayer. If it is an obligatory prayer, there is a difference of opinion, and the correct view is that the obligatory prayer is permissible in the Hajar and in the Ka'bah, just as the voluntary prayer is.
Because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he prayed a voluntary prayer in the Ka'bah. And what is permissible in the voluntary is permissible in the obligatory unless there is evidence. Yes, what?
The questioner : ... two matters: one concerning the direction of a family, and a second matter regarding the nature of my work.