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Sahih Muslim 1329a — Prayer Inside the Kaaba
It is recommended for pilgrims and others to enter the Ka'bah and pray therein, and supplicate in all its corners
Prophet Prayed Inside Kaaba Between the Pillars
Sahih Muslim : 1329a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1329a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ هُوَ وَأُسَامَةُ وَبِلاَلٌ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ الْحَجَبِيُّ فَأَغْلَقَهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ فِيهَا . قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلْتُ بِلاَلاً حِينَ خَرَجَ مَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ جَعَلَ عَمُودَيْنِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَعَمُودًا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَثَلاَثَةَ أَعْمِدَةٍ وَرَاءَهُ - وَكَانَ الْبَيْتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى سِتَّةِ أَعْمِدَةٍ - ثُمَّ صَلَّى .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (may peace, be upon him) entered the Ka'ba. Usama, Bilal and 'Uthman b. Talha, the keeper (of the Ka'ba), were along with him. He closed the door and stayed in it for some time. Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) said: I asked Bilal as he came out what Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had done there. He said: He prayed there in (such a position) that two pillars were on his left side, one pillar on his right, and three pillars were behind him, and the House at that time was resting on six pillars.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1329aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 434USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3068
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1329a
This hadith about prayer inside the Kaaba records a careful report from Ibn Umar. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entered the Kaaba with Usama, Bilal, and Uthman b. Talha, the keeper of the Kaaba. The door was closed, and they stayed inside for some time. When Bilal came out, Ibn Umar asked what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had done there. Bilal answered that he prayed with two pillars on his left, one on his right, and three behind him. The narration also states that the House had six pillars at that time. The main lesson is simple: Ibn Umar did not guess. He asked a witness, and the answer preserved the place of the Prophet’s prayer inside the Kaaba.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar sought direct information from someone who was inside.
- Bilal reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed inside the Kaaba.
- The narration preserves exact placement details between the pillars.
