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Sahih Muslim 1333c (Book 15, Hadith 446) #10381
Rebuilding the Ka'ba

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Ka'ba and how it was not rebuilt on the foundations laid by Ibrahim, due to the people being new converts to Islam.

'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle , reported Allah's Messenger as having said this: Didn't you see that when your people built the Ka'ba, they reduced (its area with the result that it no longer remains) on the foundations (laid) by Ibrahim. I said: Messenger of Allah, why don't you rebuild it on the foundations (laid by) Ibrahim? Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: Had your people not been new converts to Islam, I would have done that'.Abdullah b'.Umar (Allah be pleased with them) said: If 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) had heard it from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), I would not have seen Allah's Messenger abandoning the touching of the two corners situated near al-Hijr, but (for the fact) that it was not completed on the foundations (laid) by Ibrihim.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ، اللَّهِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ، أَخْبَرَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَمْ تَرَىْ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حِينَ بَنَوُا الْكَعْبَةَ اقْتَصَرُوا عَنْ قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ تَرُدُّهَا عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لَوْلاَ حِدْثَانُ قَوْمِكِ بِالْكُفْرِ لَفَعَلْتُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ لَئِنْ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ سَمِعَتْ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا أُرَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَرَكَ اسْتِلاَمَ الرُّكْنَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ يَلِيَانِ الْحِجْرَ إِلاَّ أَنَّ الْبَيْتَ لَمْ يُتَمَّمْ عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

TOPICS
islam  *  conversion  *  kaba  *  ibrahim

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for excellence in work; Be mindful of your actions as Muslims; Learn more along your journey; Rebuild things according to their original foundation

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of how when the people of Makkah built the Ka’bah they did not rebuild it on its original foundations laid by Prophet Ibrahim. When Aisha asked why this was so, Prophet Muhammad said that if his people were not new converts to Islam he would have done so. Ibn Umar added that if Aisha heard this from Prophet Muhammad he would have seen him touch two corners near al-Hijr but since it wasn't completed on its original foundations he didn't do so. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive for excellence in our work and be mindful of our actions as Muslims. We should also remember that even though we may be new to something or lack experience in a certain area we can still strive for excellence with what knowledge we have and learn more along the way.

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