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Sunan an-Nasai 2903 (Book 24, Hadith 286) #17515
Expansion of the Kaaba

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad wanted to expand the Kaaba and incorporate it with the Hijr, but his people had recently left Jahiliyyah so he was unable to do so. Ibn Az-Zubair later knocked it down and rebuilt it, incorporating part of the Hijr in it.

It was narrated from Aisha that the Messenger of Allah said to her: "O Aishah, were if not for the fact that your people have recently left Jahiliyyah, I would have commanded that the House be knocked down, and I would have incorporated into it what was left out of it. I would have made its (door) in level with the ground and I would have given it two doors, an eastern door and a western door. For they built it too small, and by doing this, it would have been built on the foundation of Ibrahim, peace be upon him". He (one of the narrators said: "This is what motivated Ibn Az-Zubair to knock it down". Yazid said: "I saw Ibn Az-Zubair when he knocked it down and rebuilt it, and included part of the Hijr in it. And I saw the foundation of Ibrahim, peace be upon him, stones like the humps of camels joined to one another".
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ رُومَانَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَهَا ‏ "‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ لَوْلاَ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ لأَمَرْتُ بِالْبَيْتِ فَهُدِمَ فَأَدْخَلْتُ فِيهِ مَا أُخْرِجَ مِنْهُ وَأَلْزَقْتُهُ بِالأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ بَابَيْنِ بَابًا شَرْقِيًّا وَبَابًا غَرْبِيًّا فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ عَجَزُوا عَنْ بِنَائِهِ فَبَلَغْتُ بِهِ أَسَاسَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي حَمَلَ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ عَلَى هَدْمِهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَزِيدُ وَقَدْ شَهِدْتُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ حِينَ هَدَمَهُ وَبَنَاهُ وَأَدْخَلَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحِجْرِ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَسَاسَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ حِجَارَةً كَأَسْنِمَةِ الإِبِلِ مُتَلاَحِكَةً
TOPICS
expansion  *  tathweeb  *  alkabah  *  aljahiliyah  *  ibrahim  *  ismail  *  kaaba  *  jahiliyyah  *  hijr

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive towards improvement while respecting tradition & past values & beliefs .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad wanted to expand and improve upon the existing structure of the Kaaba, which is a holy site for Muslims located in Mecca. He wanted to incorporate part of a structure called Al-Hijr into this expansion as well. However, due to his people having recently left Jahiliyyah - an age characterized by ignorance and barbarism - he was unable to do so at that time. Later on, Ibn Az Zubair knocked down what existed before and rebuilt it according to what Muhammad had envisioned; including part of Al Hijr in its construction. This rebuilding was done on top of stones that were believed by many Muslims at that time to be from Ibrahim's original foundation for this holy site. This hadith serves as an example for us today about how we should strive towards improving our communities while also respecting our past traditions and values; even if they may seem outdated or primitive compared with modern standards.

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