The Rules concerning The Kaba

♦ عنوان الكتاب: The Rules concerning The Kaba.

♦ المؤلف: د. محمود بن أحمد الدوسري.

♦ عدد الصفحات: 28.

The ulama diverged on the position of the Maqām Ibrāhīm (p) in the past because of two opinions. The prevailing one affirms that the position of the Maqām during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance has remained the same until the time of the Prophet (s) and the caliphates of Abū Bakr and ʿUmar (r2). When ʿUmar Ibn al-Khaţţāb (r) was caliph, a violent flood removed it from its place, and ʿUmar put it back to its proper place in the presence of a group of Muslims after having checked its correct location. This is the opinion of most scholars, like al-Azraqī (m) who reported it from Pious Predecessors; Ibn Ḥajar5 also backed this opinion as well as Muḥibb ad-Din aţ-Ţabarī._