Was the Sacred House built before Ibrahim (peace be upon him)?
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The Shaykh : What is the question, my brother?
The questioner : The question, O Shaykh, is whether this House was built before Ibrahim (peace be upon him)?
The Shaykh: No.
The student : Like this.
The Shaykh: No.
The student : May Allah reward you with good. Because approximately the scholars of the Hijaz say that the House was built before Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and they cite as evidence His saying:[Al-Hajj 22:26] meaning: We guided Ibrahim here, [Al-Baqarah 2:127] They said it was just the foundations, and Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him) renewed them.
The Shaykh : There is nothing indicating that the House existed there before Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and he raised the foundations.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : It does not negate. Who are we looking for?
The student : Yes, yes.
Another student: The House, when it was first built, was by Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
The Shaykh : It was Ibrahim, not Isma'il.
The student : As for these reports, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh : They are not established and are not relied upon as evidence.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : They are not relied upon as evidence.
The student : They are not relied upon as evidence, they are not relied upon as evidence, due to the weakness of their chain of narration, or because they are from the Isra'iliyyat.
The Shaykh : ... that they are mawquf reports, ... the details require clear recollection, it is necessary ... there may be something with a sound chain of narration, but the issue is the time.
The student : You have done well.
The questioner : The question, O Shaykh, is whether this House was built before Ibrahim (peace be upon him)?
The Shaykh: No.
The student : Like this.
The Shaykh: No.
The student : May Allah reward you with good. Because approximately the scholars of the Hijaz say that the House was built before Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and they cite as evidence His saying:
And [mention, O Muhammad], when We designated for Abraham the site of the House
وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ مَكَانَ الْبَيْتِAnd [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِThe Shaykh : There is nothing indicating that the House existed there before Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and he raised the foundations.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : It does not negate. Who are we looking for?
The student : Yes, yes.
Another student: The House, when it was first built, was by Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
The Shaykh : It was Ibrahim, not Isma'il.
The student : As for these reports, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh : They are not established and are not relied upon as evidence.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : They are not relied upon as evidence.
The student : They are not relied upon as evidence, they are not relied upon as evidence, due to the weakness of their chain of narration, or because they are from the Isra'iliyyat.
The Shaykh : ... that they are mawquf reports, ... the details require clear recollection, it is necessary ... there may be something with a sound chain of narration, but the issue is the time.
The student : You have done well.
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