The covering of the Kaaba.
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One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
1) Since when the
Kaba is being covered
2) whaat is the cost of it.
3) Does all muslim countries take part in making it.
4) What happens with the old Kaba cover some part of its gold and silver being
reused or given away to poors or people of the country
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Answer:
The covering of the
Kaaba
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help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Q-1:
Since when the Kaba is being covered
There are a few historians who opine that the ‘Kiswa’ or
the covering of the Holy Kaaba was first introduced by Prophet Ismail (a.s.)
himself, while a few others are of the opinion that the great-great grandfather
of Prophet Mohamed (saws), Adnan bin Ad first introduced the ‘Kiswa’.
The absolute majority of the historians are of the opinion
that the ‘Kiswa’ was first introduced as the covering of the Holy Kaaba by
Tabban Asaad, the pagan king of
Q-2:
whaat is the cost of it.
A special factory is established in the city of
The cost of making the ‘Kiswa’ is reported to be approximately
17 million Saudi Riyals or US$4.6 million.
Q-3:
Does all muslim countries take part in making it.
To the best of our knowledge, the current guardians of the
Sacred Mosques, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia alone have taken the responsibility
of making the ‘Kiswa’ and no other muslim nations take part in its making….and
Allah Alone Knows Best.
Q-4:
What happens with the old Kaba cover some part of its gold and silver being
reused or given away to poors or people of the country
It is reported that during the Caliphate of Hadrat Umar
ibn Al-Khattab (r.a.), he would order that the removed ‘Kiswa’ be cut into
several small pieces and distributed amongst the pilgrims who would use them as
a shelter from the heat of Makkah.
In present times, every year when the old ‘Kiswa’ is
removed, it is cut into small pieces and gifted by the guardians of the Sacred
Mosque to visiting Muslim foreign dignitaries, organizations, and or believers
of their choice. And Allah Alone Knows
Best.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister