Some people consider the mihrabs to be a religious innovation?
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The questioner : In some mosques, there is a deviation in the direction of prayer.
The Shaykh : And they intend it?
The questioner : In some mosques.
The Shaykh : In which place?
The questioner : In a mosque.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The questioner : There is a deviation in the direction of prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... a thread, and some say that this is a religious innovation ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this correct?
The Shaykh : But during the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the direction of prayer was certain. For this reason, some scholars claimed that the direction of prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque, at the mihrab of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), faces the exact location of the Ka'bah. However, this opinion is weak in any case; it is not correct. I understood, but why do they use a rope? Why don’t they use a line, like the lines we have here?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I fear that people will trip over the thread.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, very well.
The Shaykh : And they intend it?
The questioner : In some mosques.
The Shaykh : In which place?
The questioner : In a mosque.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The questioner : There is a deviation in the direction of prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... a thread, and some say that this is a religious innovation ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this correct?
The Shaykh : But during the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the direction of prayer was certain. For this reason, some scholars claimed that the direction of prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque, at the mihrab of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), faces the exact location of the Ka'bah. However, this opinion is weak in any case; it is not correct. I understood, but why do they use a rope? Why don’t they use a line, like the lines we have here?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I fear that people will trip over the thread.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, very well.