This is how the Kaaba is washed
Prince Khaled and the accompanying dignitaries cleaned the inside walls of the Kaaba using cloths dipped in Zamzam water mixed with Oud perfume, which are then used to wash the interior walls .
The ceremony of cleaning the Holy Kaaba was carried out on Monday by Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal.
The ceremonial washing of Kaaba is held following the example of Prophet Muhammad.
Prince Khaled and the accompanying dignitaries cleaned the inside walls of the Kaaba using cloths dipped in Zamzam water mixed with Oud perfume, which are then used to wash the interior walls.
Preparations for the washing start a day before the agreed date, with the mixing of Zamzam water with Taif rose, oud and other luxurious perfumes. Towels were used to wipe the walls of the Kaaba, and after the guests leave its hall, its floor covered with washed marble, will be processed.
The interior walls were cleansed with a white cloth dipped in rose, and musk perfumes. Zamzam water mixed with rose perfume was splashed on the floor and was wiped with bare hands and palm leaves.
The whole process was completed in two hours.
The interior walls of Kaaba are three meter long and the inner surface of the roof is covered with green silk and the key of Kaaba is 25cm long.
On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal washed the Holy Kaaba with Zamzam and rose water on Monday. The Emir was received at the Grand Mosque by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, chief of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, and several senior officials. Participants in the washing ceremony included princes, ministers, officials, members of Islamic diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom, and a group of citizens
On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will wash the Holy Kaaba on Monday.
Prince Khaled and the accompanying dignitaries will clean the inside walls of the Kaaba using cloths dipped in Zamzam water mixed with Oud perfume.
Those who will accompany the Emir in washing the Kaaba include General President of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, ministers, Ulema, the Kaaba caretakers, members of the Islamic diplomatic corps, a number of citizens and worshippers.
Meanwhile, the Kiswa (the cloth covering the Kaaba) around the Black Stone corner and the edges of the Meezab (the golden spout from where rainwater from the roof of the Kaaba falls) was embellished with golden borders on Sunday.
“We wash the Kaaba from the inside using 45 liters of scented Zamzam water,” said the main caretaker of the Kaaba, Sheikh Saleh Bin Zainalabdeen Al-Shaibi, who opens the door of the Kaaba for the washing right after dawn prayers.
“It takes us two hours to fully wash the inside of the Kaaba. Praying inside the Kaaba is a great honor as Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) himself had prayed inside,” said Al-Shaibi.
He said the walls of the inside of the Kaaba are three meters high and the ceiling is covered with green silken cloth.
“We also wash the Maqam Ibrahim, where the footprints of Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) are imprinted. We clean the Maqam using scented Zamzam water. It takes us four hours to clean it from inside and outside,” said Al-Shaibi.
“Taking care of the Kaaba has been a family tradition for many decades. Most of the caretakers are from Al-Shaibi family and we consider it as an honor that has been granted to us,” said Al-Shaibi. He added he has the key to the gate of the Kaaba.
“The key is 25-cm long. I am the only one authorized to open the Kaaba for washing and then to close it after the washing is over and the King has performed his prayers. Sometimes we have Muslim diplomatic guests coming from different countries. We let them pray inside the Kaaba,” said Al-Shaibi.
Al-Sudais explained that the ceremony is a sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who washed the Kaaba after the Makkah victory. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais Washed Kaabah Before 2016
