Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Those offering prayers at the third floor in the Meccan Sanctuary
are higher than the altitude of the Ka‘bah itself but they face its
atmosphere. The air expanse above the Ka‘bah represents the
Ka‘bah up to Al-Baitul-Ma‘mûr in the seventh heaven.
If you are boarding a plane heading for the Ka‘bah you will offer
Prayer in it while having your face turned to the sky of the Ka‘bah.
The heavens are seven, and to those who believe that by
circumambulating the Ka‘bah once you glorify all its parts we say:
Follow the example of Al-Mi‘râj (Ascension) [The miraculous
ascension of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
from Jerusalem up to the Heavens to meet his Lord]. If you complete
seven ashwaat [One complete circuit around the Ka‘bah constitutes a
shawt (pl. ashwaat), and seven ashwaat complete one Tawâf] around
the Ka‘bah, as though you have ascended the seven heavens
provided that serenity and light fill your heart.
That is the Grace of Allah, He bestows on whom He wills. Indeed,
endless is the Grace of Allah, The Bestower, Whose Blessings cover
all creatures.
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