The Story of the Maqam of Ibrahim and the Stone of Isma'il (peace be upon them both)
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Question:
This questioner asks: What is the story of the Maqam of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and the Stone of Isma'il (peace be upon them both)? Please inform us, O honorable Shaykh.
Answer:
The Maqam of Ibrahim is a stone upon which he stood while building. When he finished, he placed it under the wall of the Ka'bah. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, he was commanded to pray behind it. Allah commanded him: [al-Baqarah: 125]. It was near the Ka'bah, so 'Umar moved it to its known location.
The point is that it is a stone upon which Ibrahim (peace be upon him) stood for the construction. This is the Maqam of Ibrahim.
What is his second question about?
The presenter : He says: The Stone of Isma'il (peace be upon him)?
The Shaykh : As for the stone, it is a piece of the Ka'bah. When Quraysh renovated the Ka'bah, their funds ran short. Quraysh had gathered a great deal of wealth from pure earnings and excluded from the expenses any impure earnings, such as the price of a prostitute, riba (usury or interest), and the like. They gathered pure earnings to build the Ka'bah, but their funds ran short; so they removed the stone. Most of it, and the greater part, is from the Ka'bah, from the curved corner, about seven cubits. This is part of the Ka'bah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2911Sahih (Darussalam) Yes.
As for the claim of some people that there are dead people in it, and that Ibrahim is buried in it, or something similar, all of this is false. There are no dead people in it, neither Isma'il nor anyone else. This is from the myths of the Isra'iliyyat and some history that is not to be taken seriously. So, there are no dead people in the stone, and there are no dead people in the mosque. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner asks: What is the story of the Maqam of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and the Stone of Isma'il (peace be upon them both)? Please inform us, O honorable Shaykh.
Answer:
The Maqam of Ibrahim is a stone upon which he stood while building. When he finished, he placed it under the wall of the Ka'bah. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, he was commanded to pray behind it. Allah commanded him:
And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer.
وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّىThe point is that it is a stone upon which Ibrahim (peace be upon him) stood for the construction. This is the Maqam of Ibrahim.
What is his second question about?
The presenter : He says: The Stone of Isma'il (peace be upon him)?
The Shaykh : As for the stone, it is a piece of the Ka'bah. When Quraysh renovated the Ka'bah, their funds ran short. Quraysh had gathered a great deal of wealth from pure earnings and excluded from the expenses any impure earnings, such as the price of a prostitute, riba (usury or interest), and the like. They gathered pure earnings to build the Ka'bah, but their funds ran short; so they removed the stone. Most of it, and the greater part, is from the Ka'bah, from the curved corner, about seven cubits. This is part of the Ka'bah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah:
Enter the Hijr for it is part of the House.
صلي في الحجر فإنه من البيتAs for the claim of some people that there are dead people in it, and that Ibrahim is buried in it, or something similar, all of this is false. There are no dead people in it, neither Isma'il nor anyone else. This is from the myths of the Isra'iliyyat and some history that is not to be taken seriously. So, there are no dead people in the stone, and there are no dead people in the mosque. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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