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Do birds circle the Kaaba?

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A Muslim must adhere to the texts of the Sacred Law and not delve into matters of the unseen that Allah has kept hidden, as this is a waste of time and a transgression of His saying, the Almighty: "And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight, and the heart – all of those will be questioned." [Al-Isra: 36].

The Holy Quran informed us that birds glorify and prostrate to Allah, as in His saying, the Almighty: "Do you not see that Allah is glorified by whoever is in the heavens and the earth, and by the birds with wings spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known its [way of] prayer and its glorification." [An-Nur: 41], and His saying: "Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth?" [Al-Hajj: 18]. However, Allah did not inform us whether birds circumambulate the Kaaba or not. Therefore, it is not permissible to affirm or deny this due to the absence of evidence.

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