Are the footprints of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) that are currently in Maqam Ibrahim the original ones?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The Shaykh al-Islam said: "And the foot of Ibrahim al-Khalil, of which there is no doubt", where is the foot of Ibrahim?
The Shaykh : At Maqam Ibrahim.
The questioner : The one that is there now, do you mean?
The Shaykh : It is there, yes, but it appears to be man-made. It is said to be from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) and that it has been worn away. In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, there was no building over it; people would rub against it in ignorance, and the hands of people wore it down. But Abu Talib says in his poem, the Lamiah:
"And the footprint of Ibrahim in the stone is moist *** upon his feet, barefoot, not wearing sandals"
This indicates that it had an imprint. So I do not know whether it has remained until now, or whether the caliphs who succeeded one another at the Ka'bah changed it or made it. Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : At Maqam Ibrahim.
The questioner : The one that is there now, do you mean?
The Shaykh : It is there, yes, but it appears to be man-made. It is said to be from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) and that it has been worn away. In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, there was no building over it; people would rub against it in ignorance, and the hands of people wore it down. But Abu Talib says in his poem, the Lamiah:
"And the footprint of Ibrahim in the stone is moist *** upon his feet, barefoot, not wearing sandals"
This indicates that it had an imprint. So I do not know whether it has remained until now, or whether the caliphs who succeeded one another at the Ka'bah changed it or made it. Allah knows best.