Makkah Deputy Governor carries ceremonial washing of Holy Kaaba

JEDDAH, July 21 (KUNA) -- Deputy Governor of Makkah Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud carried out the honorary ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba on Sunday on behalf of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA), revealed that the Kaaba was washed from the inside using a mixture of Zamzam water and rose water by wiping its walls with a wet cloth.
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Head of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, and Secretary General of the Muslim World League Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa, also participated in the ceremonial washing.
Washing the Kaaba is a tradition that the Prophet did on the day of opening Mecca to purify it. (end) fn.res