that his feet became firm within it. Then, when Sayyiduna Ibrahim عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم lifted his feet, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ made that section of the stone solid again to preserve his footprint. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 21, pp. 398 summarised) Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ made it compulsory for every Muslim in this world to respect the Maqaam-e-Ibrahim, to acquire closeness to it and to offer Salah close to it.

Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ mentions in Part 1, Surah Baqarah, verse 125:

وَ اتَّخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّقَامِ اِبْرٰهٖمَ مُصَلًّىؕ                                                            

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And make ‘Maqam Ibrahim’ (place of standing of Ibrahim) a station for Salah

Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه stated: Maqaam-e-Ibrahim is that stone upon which Sayyiduna Ibrahim عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم stood and constructed the Ka’bah. Through the blessing of Sayyiduna Ibrahim عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, the stone also became شَعَائِرُ اللّٰہ (one sign from the signs of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ) and its respect became compulsory, such that to stand and offer Nafl of Tawaf before it is Sunnah. When the footsteps of the pious predecessors became a sign from the signs of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, like Safa Marwah and Maqaam-e-Ibrahim, and became worthy of respect, then the shrines of the Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام and the pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه, in which they are resting for a long period of time, surely they are also a sign from the signs of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and respecting them is compulsory upon every Muslim.

(‘Ilm-ul-Quran, pp. 48 Summarised)

It is written in Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinaan: From this verse, we learned that that stone, which had the opportunity to kiss the blessed feet of a Prophet عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, became great. We also learned that when a stone became blessed by touching the blessed feet of a Prophet عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, then what can we say about the greatness of the blessed wives of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the Ahl-e-Bayt عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ and the companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم of the Holy Prophet
صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? Therefore, it reveals the proof of respecting holy relics.

(Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 1, pp. 205)