Pilgrims will now be able to kiss the Hajar-e-Aswad, barriers have been removed from the sides of the Kaaba
On July 1, 2020, security barriers were erected around the Kaaba due to the corona virus
Pilgrims will now be able to kiss the Black Stone, barriers have been removed from the sides of the Kaaba. With the opening of the Umrah season, the security barriers around the Kaaba have been removed, and pilgrims will now be able to offer Nawafil at Hateem.
Al-Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the head of the Haramin Sharif administration, gave good news to the pilgrims and said that the barriers that were set up around the Kaaba as security measures have been approved by the Royal Council to be removed. Due to the obstacles around the shrine, the pilgrims could not kiss the Hajar-e-Aswad, pray in Hateem and pray at Multazim.
MultazimPICTURES: The Ka’bah after protective barriers were removed last night pic.twitter.com/noBhh14M9I
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The part of the wall of Baitullah between the door of the Kaaba and the Black Stone is called Multazim. This is the place from which the pilgrims hug each other and pray. It is also said that prayers offered at this place of Baitullah are accepted
Hajar-e-Aswad
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Hajar means stone and Aswad means black, Hajar -e- Aswad is the black stone that is installed in the southeast wall of Kaaba. According to the hadith of Tirmidhi, Hajar-e- Aswad is a ruby stone of Paradise, whose light was removed by Allah and sent down to the world. At the time this stone was removed, it was as white as milk.
Hateem
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Hateem or Hajar Ismail Khana Kaaba on a semi-circular wall on the north side of the Kaaba. Hateem is not adjacent to the Kaaba, but the consensus of the scholars is that the reward of performing Nawafil at this place is the same as that of worshiping inside the Kaaba.
According to Dr. Al Sudis, the decision to remove the barriers has been taken so that pilgrims can perform these rituals and prayers in a safe and comfortable environment.