64/62. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4355 — Removing Dhu-l-Khalasa
Ghazwa Dhul-Khalasa
Hadith About Dhu-l-Khalasa and Tawhid
Sahih Bukhari : 4355
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4355
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بَيَانٌ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو الْخَلَصَةِ وَالْكَعْبَةُ الْيَمَانِيَةُ وَالْكَعْبَةُ الشَّأْمِيَّةُ، فَقَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَلاَ تُرِيحُنِي مِنْ ذِي الْخَلَصَةِ ". فَنَفَرْتُ فِي مِائَةٍ وَخَمْسِينَ رَاكِبًا، فَكَسَرْنَاهُ وَقَتَلْنَا مَنْ وَجَدْنَا عِنْدَهُ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ، فَدَعَا لَنَا وَلأَحْمَسَ.
Jarir Narrated from:
In the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance there was a house called Dhu-l-Khalasa or Al-Ka`ba Al- Yamaniya or Al-Ka`ba Ash-Shamiya. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "Won't you relieve me from Dhu-l- Khalasa?" So I set out with one-hundred-and-fifty riders, and we dismantled it and killed whoever was present there. Then I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him, and he invoked good upon us and Al- Ahmas (tribe).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4355In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 381USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 641
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4355
This hadith about Dhu-l-Khalasa records Jarir’s mission. The narration says there was a house from the pre-Islamic period called Dhu-l-Khalasa, also known as the Yemeni Ka'bah or Syrian Ka'bah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Jarir to relieve him from it. Jarir set out with one hundred and fifty riders, dismantled it, and then returned to inform the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم invoked good upon Jarir’s group and the tribe of Ahmas. The core topic is Tawhid because the narration centers on removing a place linked to pre-Islamic worship. The explanation should not add more than the text gives: command, action, report, and supplication.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration links Dhu-l-Khalasa to pre-Islamic worship.
- Jarir responded to the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم request and carried out the mission.
- The group returned and informed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم of what happened.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed for Jarir’s group and Ahmas.
