sleeping with feet facing makkah

[hypnotix-2000]

Re: sleeping with feet facing makkah

btw: From the information in his books, Dr. Shabbir seems to agree with you on the ka’bah… I don’t

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Re: sleeping with feet facing makkah

@Faisal

While we are on mathematics of it, I think you may be incorrect. Since Earth is like a melon clearly there are more than two paths to reach something on the opposite side of the round. From East, West, North and South. And unless you are some place in Pacific which is exactly opposite of Mekkah, only one of them will be the shortest distance. The other three will still get you there, but they won’t be shortest. Plus you are incorrectly assuming that every line MUST pass through either the North or the South pole. Once you rid of this incorrect assumption, you will realize that there are in fact more than 2 straight lines to Mekkah. Think about it and then we can chat more.

A graphical demonstration from you; would be appreciated!
e.g. this one, but it is not comprehensive to understand your point…

Thanks in advance!

[stupid_idiot]

Re: sleeping with feet facing makkah

Assalam o Alikum to all, long time since I've been here. And today I pick up a soft topic as I'm not sure if i'll be able to visit the GS again for some time.

Anyways It is purely a traditional concept that putting your feet towards someone is a disrespect. I remember my dad told me this when I was somewhere around 5 years old. And I never very particular about it all my life.

I look at it now and realize that is its merely what our culture and traditions have led us to do. At times I sit on my mom's bed and I put her feet in my lap and I love doing that. I don't have children of my own but I love to hold children from their feet and bite them out of love. Or I chose to tickle their faces with my beard.

Among freinds as we generally sit on the carpets a lot of friends have their feet towards me and I've never felt insulted. So since I don't think its disrespectful can I put my face towards Ka'aba?

A freind here quoted imam Abu Hanfia, It is strange that we take a few things said by the great scholars and at the same time we miss a lot of their sayings. The brother who is quoting something Imam Hanfia said must have been aware of the fact that Imam Abu Haneefah Nu'maan ibn Thaabit's words have been narrated by a lot of his companions and students one of them says:
"It is not permitted [Ar.: halaal] for anyone to accept our views if they do not know from where we got them."
Ibn 'Abdul Barr in Al-Intiqaa' fi Fadaa'il ath-Thalaathah al- A'immah al-Fuqahaa' (p. 145), Ibn al-Qayyim in I'laam al- Mooqi'een (2/309), Ibn 'Aabideen in his Footnotes on Al-Bahr ar-Raa'iq (6/293) and in Rasm al-Mufti (pp. 29,32) & Sha'raani in Al-Meezaan (1/55) with the second narration. The last narration was collected by 'Abbaas ad-Dawri in At- Taareekh by Ibn Ma'een (6/77/1) with a saheeh sanad on the authority of Zafar, the student of Imaam Abu Haneefah. Similar narrations exist on the authority of Abu Haneefah's companions Zafar, Abu Yoosuf and 'Aafiyah ibn Yazeed; cf. Eeqaaz (p. 52). Ibn al-Qayyim firmly certified its authenticity on the authority of Abu Yoosuf in I'laam al-Mooqi'een (2/344). The addition to the second narration is referenced by the editor of Eeqaaz (p. 65) to Ibn 'Abdul Barr, Ibn al-Qayyim and others. If this is what they say of someone who does not know their evidence, what would be their response to one who knows that the evidence contradicts their saying, but still gives verdicts opposed to the evidence?! Therefore, reflect on this saying, for it alone is enough to smash blind following of opinion; that is why one of the muqallid shaikhs, when I criticised his giving a verdict using Abu Haneefah's words without knowing the evidence, refused to believe that it was a saying of Abu Haneefah!

Bilal ibn Rabah (ra) , one of the companion of Prophet Muhammad (s) was appointed as a Muezzin (the person who calls for prayer) by Prophet Muhammad (s) at occasions stood on the rooftop of Ka'aba to call for prayer. I'm sure if can not be a disrespect. So bring forward the rulings based on Quran and Hadith, if you say that it is a disrespect, religiously speaking.