Is there a report that looking at the Sacred Ka'bah carries reward, and is it prescribed during prayer?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : Is there a report that looking at the Sacred Ka'bah carries reward?
The Shaykh : I do not know of that; I mean, I do not know of any hadith reporting this, nor has any verse been reported stating that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship.
Yes, if one were to suppose that a person looks at it and reflects on the fact that it is the House of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), which He has magnified and made a source of stability and security for people, this reflection might be an act of worship. But as for mere looking, I do not know that it is an act of worship.
I also say that some scholars state that the one who is praying looks at the Ka'bah, and this is an error. Because looking at the Ka'bah, even if we accept that it is an act of worship, is an act of worship outside of the prayer. It also detracts from the humility of the person who looks at the Ka'bah and contemplates it, especially in our current times when the Ka'bah is never free of circumambulators; his heart will be preoccupied. Therefore, looking at the Ka'bah during the prayer is contrary to the perfection of the prayer because it occupies the heart, and whatever occupies the heart during the prayer, it is better to avoid it. Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know of that; I mean, I do not know of any hadith reporting this, nor has any verse been reported stating that looking at the Ka'bah is an act of worship.
Yes, if one were to suppose that a person looks at it and reflects on the fact that it is the House of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), which He has magnified and made a source of stability and security for people, this reflection might be an act of worship. But as for mere looking, I do not know that it is an act of worship.
I also say that some scholars state that the one who is praying looks at the Ka'bah, and this is an error. Because looking at the Ka'bah, even if we accept that it is an act of worship, is an act of worship outside of the prayer. It also detracts from the humility of the person who looks at the Ka'bah and contemplates it, especially in our current times when the Ka'bah is never free of circumambulators; his heart will be preoccupied. Therefore, looking at the Ka'bah during the prayer is contrary to the perfection of the prayer because it occupies the heart, and whatever occupies the heart during the prayer, it is better to avoid it. Yes.