A father and his son are building a house of stone. The walls rise higher, and higher. So the son brings a stone, for his father to stand on. That stone is still here, with his footprints in it. This is Maqam Ibrahim, the Station of Ibrahim.
Long ago, Ibrahim, peace be upon him, came to his son Ismail, near Zamzam, and said: “Allah has commanded me to build a House, here.” And he pointed to a rise in the ground. Ismail brought the stones, and Ibrahim built. When the walls grew high, he stood on this stone, and kept building, both of them saying: “Our Lord, accept this from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”
Today, it stands a few metres from the Kaaba, under a crystal cover, in a frame plated in gold. It is about 50 centimetres long, wide and high, with two hollows in its middle: the marks of his feet.
After Tawaf, the Prophet, peace be upon him, prayed two rak'ahs behind it, and pilgrims still do. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, once said: “O Messenger of Allah, if only we took the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.” And it was revealed.
Allah says in the Quran:
“And when We made the House a place of return for the people and a place of security. And take from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, saying, ‘Purify My House for those who perform tawaf and those who are staying for worship and those who bow and prostrate.’” (Al-Baqarah 2:125, Sahih International)
Recitation: Sheikh Maher Al Mu'ayqali
Sources: Sahih al-Bukhari 402, 1623, 3364 · Saudi Press Agency · King Fahd Quran Complex · Quran translation: Sahih International
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