15/68. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1329c — Key of the Kaaba
It is recommended for pilgrims and others to enter the Ka'bah and pray therein, and supplicate in all its corners
Key of the Kaaba Hadith on the Year of Victory
Sahih Muslim : 1329c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1329c
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ، عُمَرَ قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الْفَتْحِ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ لأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ حَتَّى أَنَاخَ بِفِنَاءِ الْكَعْبَةِ ثُمَّ دَعَا عُثْمَانَ بْنَ طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَ " ائْتِنِي بِالْمِفْتَاحِ " . فَذَهَبَ إِلَى أُمِّهِ فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تُعْطِيَهُ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَتُعْطِينِيهِ أَوْ لَيَخْرُجَنَّ هَذَا السَّيْفُ مِنْ صُلْبِي - قَالَ - فَأَعْطَتْهُ إِيَّاهُ . فَجَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَفَتَحَ الْبَابَ . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ .
lbn 'Umar Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came daring the year of Victory on the she-camel of Usama b. Zaid until he made her kneel down in the courtyard of the Ka'ba (and got down). He then sent for 'Uthman b. Talha and said: Bring me the key. He went to his mother and she refused to give that to him. He said: By Allah, give that to him or this sword would be thrust into my side. So she gave that to him, and he came with that to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and gave that to him, and he opened the door. The rest of the hadith is the same as the above one.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1329cIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 436USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3070
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1329c
This report adds a detail to the Kaaba entry narration. Ibn Umar says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came in the year of Victory on the she-camel of Usama b. Zaid until he made it kneel in the courtyard of the Kaaba. He then called Uthman b. Talha and asked him to bring the key. Uthman went to his mother, who at first refused to give it. After his strong words, she gave it to him. He brought the key to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, who opened the door. The narration then says the rest is like the previous hadith. So the focus here is the request for the Kaaba key and the beginning of the Prophet’s entry into the House.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked for the key before entering the Kaaba.
- Uthman b. Talha brought the key after initial refusal from his mother.
- This narration mainly adds the key detail before referring back to the previous report.
