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  It is the component fixed atop the roof of the honoured Ka^bah above al-hatim on the northern side. The mizab measures 2.58 metres in length, of which 58 centimetres are embedded within the wall. Its width is 25 centimetres, and its height is 23 centimetres.

  The Shadharwan is a slender structure affixed to the wall of the Ka^bah. Its height above the ground varies, ranging from approximately two and a half hand spans in some areas to one and a half hand spans in others.

The Black Stone, which graces the corner of the honoured Ka^bah, stands as one of the most revered relics in Islamic history. Originally a white sapphire from Paradise, it turned black when touched by the idolaters.

  The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "اللَّهُمَّ إني أُحَرِّجُ حَقَّ الضَّعيفَينِ المرأةِ واليتيم" "O Allah, I constrict and make it forbidden for anyone who wrongs the two vulnerable ones: women and orphans."

  It is narrated by the two Shaykhs (Al-Bukhariyy and Muslim) from ^Umar ibnu l-Khattab, may Allah accept his deeds, that he kissed the Black Stone and then said:

Hijr‘Isma^il is a semicircular structure rising 1.30 metres above the ground, with a width of six cubits and a span (approximately 3 metres). Positioned north of the revered Ka^bah, one end of Hijr ‘Isma^il aligns with its northern corner, while the other aligns with the western corner. This site is also called Al-Hatim because it was broken and excluded from it.

 Sahl ibnu Sa^d as-Sa^idiyy narrated that: “A man approached the Prophet ﷺ and inquired, ‘O Messenger of Allah, direct me to a deed which, if I perform it, will endear me to Allah and endear me to the people.’ The Prophet ﷺ responded: ‘ازهَد فِي الدُّنيَا يُحِبَّكَ اللهُ، وَازهَد فِيمَا فِي أَيدِي النَّاسِ يُحِبَّكَ النَّاسُ’ "Forsake attachment to the world, and Allah will love you; forsake attachment to what others possess, and the people will love you.’"

‘Ibnu Taymiyyah’s saying of Allah sitting is confirmed about him, although some of his followers negated this when they found it ugly. He mentioned this in his book “Minhaju s-Sunnati n-Nabawiyyah” by saying: The majority of ‘Ahlu s-Sunnah wa l-Jama^ah say that Allah, tabaraka wa ta^ala, [ Tabaraka wa ta^ala attributes the giving and perfection to Allah.] descends and al-^Arsh does not get void of Him. He claimed that this was reported about ‘Ishaq‘Ibnu Rahawayh, Hammad ‘Ibnu Zayd, Imam ‘Ahmad, and others. He is a fabricator and a great liar about that. In his Tafsir named “An-nahr”, t…

'Udhiyah (offering a blood sacrifice) is a great ritual of the religion and an emphasised practice. Al-Bukhariyy and Muslim narrated in their Sahih that the Prophet ﷺ sacrificed two big white rams which he slaughtered by his own hand and said ‘bismi l-Lah Allahu 'Akbar’. The merit of the one who revives this practice is very great.