Hijr Ismail also known as Hateem is located very near the Kaaba. This curved in shape area that is adjacent to the Holy Kaaba was constructed by Prophet Ibrahim (AS) specifically for his son Ismael and his wife Hajar (AS) to shelter.
In Pre-Islamic era, the grandfather of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) made that place very comfortable for the pilgrims. Some scholars have mentioned that beneath Hateem there are the graves of Hajar and Ismail (AS) but many of dismissed the narrations as being Da’eef (weak). The most considerable thing is that an area of almost 3 meters is adjacent to the wall on the side of the Hateem actually considered a part of the Kaaba and the rest falls outside the Kaaba. So, pilgrims who come through Hajj and Umrah Tour Guide in the UK must consider it the part of Kaaba. Yet, the circumambulation must be performed outside the complete area of the Hateem. Hazrat Aisha (RA) said, “When I told my wish to offer the Salah within the Kaaba, so Rasool of Allah took me by the hand and led me into the Hijr Ismail (Hateem) and allowed me to perform Salah there by saying that was the part of Baitullah. In another Hadith Hazrat Aisha (RA) reported that when she asked the Rasool of Allah whether the Hateem was the part of Kaaba. At that Rasool of Allah replied that once it was but people did not have enough fund, so that’s why it could not be included in the wall of the Kaaba. There is a water hole that waterways from the roof of the Kaaba down to the Hateem area. In fact, was constructed first by the hand Quraysh and is known as the ‘Meezab-e-Rahmah’ (the water hole of mercy). People from the UK are assured to keep cool through cheapest Umrah packages 2020 at that place under the hot sun. Thus, about the Hateem or Hijr Ismail, another report is stated that Rasulullah (ﷺ) said, “O Aisha! Had your folks not very lately been in the Period of Unawareness, I would have had the Kaaba devastated and comprised the left-out portion within its walls. I would have also brought the inside of the Kaaba to ground level and added two doors, with one on the eastern wall and the other on the western wall. In this way, it would be according to the building and foundation of Ibrahim (AS). After that in the year of 65 AH, Abdullah bin Zubair (RA) constructed Kaaba according to this desire of the Prophet (ﷺ).
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