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Sahih al-Bukhari 7243 (Book 94, Hadith 18) #6957
The Wall Outside the Ka'ba

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) explains why the wall outside the Ka'ba was not included in the Ka'ba and why its gate is so high.

Narrated 'Aisha: I asked the Prophet about the wall (outside the Ka'ba)".Is it regarded as part of the Ka'ba?" He replied, "Yes". I said, "Then why didn't the people include it in the Ka'ba?" He said, "(Because) your people ran short of money". I asked, "Then why is its gate so high?" He replied, ''Your people did so in order to admit to it whom they would and forbid whom they would. Were your people not still close to the period of ignorance, and were I not afraid that their hearts might deny my action, then surely I would include the wall in the Ka'ba and make its gate touch the ground".
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ عَنِ الْجَدْرِ أَمِنَ الْبَيْتِ هُوَ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَمَا لَهُمْ لَمْ يُدْخِلُوهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ قَوْمَكِ قَصَّرَتْ بِهِمُ النَّفَقَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَمَا شَأْنُ بَابِهِ مُرْتَفِعًا قَالَ ‏"‏ فَعَلَ ذَاكِ قَوْمُكِ، لِيُدْخِلُوا مَنْ شَاءُوا، وَيَمْنَعُوا مَنْ شَاءُوا، لَوْلاَ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حَدِيثٌ عَهْدُهُمْ بِالْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، فَأَخَافُ أَنْ تُنْكِرَ قُلُوبُهُمْ أَنْ أُدْخِلَ الْجَدْرَ فِي الْبَيْتِ، وَأَنْ أُلْصِقَ بَابَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ

TOPICS
wall  *  money  *  ignorance  *  action  *  alhijr  *  alkabah  *  maal  *  jahiliyyah  *  fial  *  kaba

QUICK LESSONS:
Stay away from ignorance ; Make wise decisions ; Admit those you want ; Understand what is right .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith narrated by 'Aisha, she asked Prophet Muhammad ﷺ about a wall outside of the Ka’aba and whether it was considered part of it. He replied that it was indeed part of it but that people did not include it because they ran out of money. She then asked why its gate was so high and he replied that people wanted to be able to admit whom they wanted and forbid whom they wanted from entering. He also said that if his people were not still close to their period of ignorance he would have included the wall in the Ka’aba and made its gate touch the ground. This hadith teaches us about how important money is for building projects as well as how important it is to stay away from ignorance or jahiliyyah in order for us to make wise decisions when we are faced with difficult situations or dilemmas.

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