What is the ruling on media displaying a picture of the Dome of the Rock as if it were Al-Aqsa Mosque?
Among the most important things media outlets must adhere to are truthfulness and honesty in conveying news and information to gain the trust of recipients, and to beware of lying and betrayal, as these are signs of hypocrisy. One lie that many media outlets have fallen into is depicting Al-Aqsa Mosque as represented by the Dome of the Rock. This is an error, religiously and historically. The Rock is where the Prophet (peace be upon him) tethered the Buraq on the night of the Isra, and it has no special virtue in Islam. As for Al-Aqsa Mosque, it is where the Prophet (peace be upon him) led the prophets in prayer that night, and prayer in it is multiplied to five hundred prayers.
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