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Hadith.2114 - The House (Ka'bah) was placed in the center of the Earth because it is the spot from beneath which the Earth was spread out, and so that its obligation could be equal for the people of both the East and the West.
[4]رواه في العلل ص 396 مسندا عن محمّد بن سنان عن أبي الحسن الرضا عليه السلام في جواب مسائله.ص 191
[5]من هنا الى قوله« يوطأ قبرها» مضمون عدّة أخبار أوردها المصنّف في العلل و الأمالي و العيون، و الكليني في الكافي و جلّها عن الصادقين عليهما السلام في علل الشرائع و لم نتعرض لتخريجها لقلّة الجدوى و لما لم تكن بالفظ الصادر عن المعصوم عليه السّلام لم نرقّمها انّما نرقّم ما كان منها بلفظ الخبر دون ما تصرّف فيه.ص 191
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Hadith.2115 - The area known as al-Hatim was named as such because people crowd and jostle each other there, "crushing" (yahtim) one another in that space.
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Hadith.2116 - The station of Ibrahim (Maqam Ibrahim) is situated to the left because Ibrahim (as) has a position on the Day of Judgment, as does Muhammad (sw) (peace be upon him and his family). The position of Muhammad (sw) is to the right of the Divine Throne, while the position of Ibrahim (as) is to its left. This earthly location of the Maqam Ibrahim corresponds to Ibrahim's position in the Hereafter, while the Throne of Allah (swt) (glorified and exalted) is ever-facing and not turned away. The Syrian Corner of the Ka'bah moves during the winter and summer, day and night, due to the winds trapped beneath it. The Ka'bah is elevated, and people ascend to it via steps because when Al-Hajjaj destroyed the Ka'bah, the people dispersed its soil. When they sought to rebuild it, a serpent emerged and prevented them from continuing. When Al-Hajjaj was informed, he consulted Ali ibn Al-Husayn (as), who instructed that everyone return the soil they had taken. After the walls were raised, the remaining soil was placed inside the Ka'bah, leading to its elevated state, requiring steps for access. As for why people circumambulate the Hijr Ismail without entering it, it is because the grave of Ismail’s mother (peace be upon her) is located within the Hijr. Circumambulating around it was established so that her grave would not be stepped upon.