In the verse: “And the Sacred Mosque which We established for the people…” Is the intended meaning the entirety of Makkah?
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The questioner : In the verse, Allah the Exalted says: [Al-Hajj 22:25] Is…?
The Shaykh : We hold that the intended meaning of the Sacred Mosque here is the mosque in which prayer is performed, the mosque of the Ka'bah. If someone were to say, “And all mosques are likewise,” we would say, yes. However, there is no harm in mentioning this and specifying it for the sake of confirmation.
which We made for the people - equal are the resident therein and one from outside
الذي جعلناه للناس سواء العاكف فيه والبادThe Shaykh : We hold that the intended meaning of the Sacred Mosque here is the mosque in which prayer is performed, the mosque of the Ka'bah. If someone were to say, “And all mosques are likewise,” we would say, yes. However, there is no harm in mentioning this and specifying it for the sake of confirmation.