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Sahih al-Bukhari 1583 (Book 25, Hadith 69) #1520
The Original Foundation of the Ka'ba

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was aware of the original foundations of the Ka'ba laid by Abraham, but he did not rebuild it due to his people's recent conversion to Islam.

Narrated 'Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) that Allah's Messenger said to her, "Do you know that when your people (Quraish) rebuilt the Ka'ba, they decreased it from its original foundation laid by Abraham?" I said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Why don't you rebuild it on its original foundation laid by Abraham?" He replied, "Were it not for the fact that your people are close to the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance (ie they have recently become Muslims) I would have done so". The sub-narrator, 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar ) stated: 'Aisha 'must have heard this from Allah's Messenger for in my opinion Allah's Messenger had not placed his hand over the two corners of the Ka'ba opposite Al-Hijr only because the Ka'ba was not rebuilt on its original foundations laid by Abraham.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَهَا ‏"‏ أَلَمْ تَرَىْ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ لَمَّا بَنَوُا الْكَعْبَةَ اقْتَصَرُوا عَنْ قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ تَرُدُّهَا عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَوْلاَ حِدْثَانُ قَوْمِكِ بِالْكُفْرِ لَفَعَلْتُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ لَئِنْ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ سَمِعَتْ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا أُرَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَرَكَ اسْتِلاَمَ الرُّكْنَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ يَلِيَانِ الْحِجْرَ، إِلاَّ أَنَّ الْبَيْتَ لَمْ يُتَمَّمْ عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏.‏

TOPICS
abraham  *  ignorance  *  kaba  *  period

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your ancestors traditions even if you don't agree with them completely; Be mindful when introducing new ideas/beliefs into a society; Show patience & understanding during times of change

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the original foundation of the Ka’ba that was laid by Prophet Abraham. It is narrated by ‘Aisha and ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that Allah’s Messenger said to her that when her people rebuilt the Ka’ba they decreased it from its original foundation. He then said that if it wasn't for their recent conversion to Islam he would have rebuilt it on its original foundation. This hadith teaches us about respecting our ancestors and their traditions even if we don't agree with them completely. It also teaches us about patience and understanding in times of change as well as being mindful of our actions when introducing new ideas or beliefs into a society.

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