We have received news that Sheikh Muhammad as Subayyal, imaam of Masjid al Haram for more than 40 years, is ill and currently in the Intensive Care at a hospital in Jeddah. He is 85 or 86 years old, and last lead 'Isha in Masjid al Haram in
March 2007.
Update: The Sheikh is still in the ICU. There are
rumors that he passed away, and it is
not true.
May Allah have mercy on the Sheikh, reward him abundantly for his suffering, and grant him shiffaa. Ameen.