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Sahih al-Bukhari 4484 (Book 65, Hadith 11) #4272
Rebuilding the Ka'ba on Abraham's Foundations

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was asked why he did not rebuild the Ka'ba on Abraham's foundations, to which he replied that if his people were not so close to their period of heathenism, he would have done so.

Narrated 'Aisha: (The wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger said, "Don't you see that when your people built the Ka'ba, they did not build it on all Abraham's foundations?" I said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Why don't you rebuild it on Abraham's foundations?" He said, "Were your people not so close to (the period of Heathenism, ie the Period between their being Muslims and being infidels), I would do so". The sub-narrator, 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said, "Aisha had surely heard Allah's Messenger saying that, for I do not think that Allah's Messenger left touching the two corners of the Ka'ba facing Al-Hijr except because the Ka'ba was not built on all Abraham's foundations".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، 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 عنها ـ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَمْ تَرَىْ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ بَنَوُا الْكَعْبَةَ وَاقْتَصَرُوا عَنْ قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ تَرُدُّهَا عَلَى قَوَاعِدِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَوْلاَ حِدْثَانُ قَوْمِكِ بِالْكُفْرِ ‏"‏‏.‏ 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.‏

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abraham  *  heathenism  *  rebuild  *  kaba

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow footsteps of predecessors , Strive towards righteousness
EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Aisha speaks about the importance of rebuilding the Ka’ba on its original foundations as laid down by Prophet Ibrahim. It is a reminder for us to stay true to our faith and not fall into heathenism or disbelief. This hadith also shows us how much respect and reverence Prophet Muhammad had for his predecessors and how much importance he placed in following their footsteps. He wanted to rebuild the Ka’ba but was unable due to his people being too close in time with their period of heathenism. This teaches us that we should always strive towards righteousness and never give up hope even when faced with difficult circumstances.

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