Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, removed that difficulty
through the Qur’anic verse saying (what means), “And take you
(people) the Maqâm (place) of Ibrâhim (Abraham) [or the stone on
which Ibrâhim (Abraham) stood while he was building the
Ka'bah] as a place of prayer (for some of your prayers, e.g. two
Rak'at after the Tawâf of the Ka'bah at Makkah).” (Al-Baqarah,
2: 125). Meaning, it is possible to offer Prayers in that place and
nothing is wrong with having the Station of Ibrâhîm coming
between you and the Ka‘bah.
At the end of Tawâf [The devotional act of circumambulating (i.e.
walking around) the Ka‘bah seven times while reciting prayers and
supplications] people offer the two-rak‘ah prayer of the Sunnah
[Supererogatory Prayers: A two or four rak‘ah Prayer to be performed
before and after the Obligatory Prayers. By their virtue man steps closer
to Allah and win a great reward. They are among the Prophetic
Practices that Muslims follow]. Owing to the great multitudes
performing Tawâf, that place is intensely crowded especially at the
Hajj season. In the fifties, to avoid such great amassment in that
place the authorities wanted to transfer the Station of Ibrâhîm from
its current place to another far off. The Station of Ibrâhîm at that
time had around it buildings and pillars, had a roof and occupied a
large space, which rendered the Tawâf difficult. They did start in
constructing a new station and it was decided that king Al-Saud
(may Allah be merciful to him) come to move the Step-stone to the
place of the new station. But two days before the transfer a very
lengthy telegram was sent to the people in charge signifying that
such work is invalid.
An order was issued to suspend working in the new station until
the religious scholars pronounce a conclusive decision regarding
the content of the telegram. Actually, the religious scholars
decided the illegality of transferring the Station of Ibrâhîm from its
current place.
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