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Sahih Muslim 1333e (Book 15, Hadith 448) #10383
Rebuilding the Ka'ba

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was willing to demolish the Ka'ba and rebuild it with two doors, one facing east and the other west, if his people had not recently converted to Islam.

'Abdullah b. Zubair (Allah be pleased with him) reported on the authority of his mother's sister ('A'isha) saying that Allah's Messenger said: 'A'isha, if your people had not been recently polytheists (and new converts to Islam), I would have demolished the Ka'ba, and would have brought it to the level of the ground and would have constructed two doors, one facing the east and the other one to the west, and would have added to it six cubits of area from Hijr, for the Quraish had reduced it when they rebuilt it.
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مِينَاءَ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَتْنِي خَالَتِي، - يَعْنِي عَائِشَةَ - قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ لَوْلاَ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حَدِيثُو عَهْدٍ بِشِرْكٍ لَهَدَمْتُ الْكَعْبَةَ فَأَلْزَقْتُهَا بِالأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْتُ لَهَا بَابَيْنِ بَابًا شَرْقِيًّا وَبَابًا غَرْبِيًّا وَزِدْتُ فِيهَا سِتَّةَ أَذْرُعٍ مِنَ الْحِجْرِ فَإِنَّ قُرَيْشًا اقْتَصَرَتْهَا حَيْثُ بَنَتِ الْكَعْبَةَ

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat others with respect regardless of their beliefs or actions ; Show kindness ; Be compassionate ; Have mercy ; Be patient ; Forgive others ; Be tolerant .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was willing to make a major change to the Ka'ba, which is a holy site in Mecca that Muslims visit during their pilgrimage. He wanted to demolish it and rebuild it with two doors, one facing east and one facing west. This would have increased its size by six cubits from Hijr. However, he decided against this because his people had recently converted to Islam and he did not want them to feel like they were being punished for their previous beliefs. This hadith teaches us that even though we may disagree with someone's beliefs or actions, we should still treat them with respect and kindness as Allah has commanded us in His book.

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