15/68. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1329d — Prayer Between Front Pillars
It is recommended for pilgrims and others to enter the Ka'bah and pray therein, and supplicate in all its corners
Prayer Inside Kaaba Between the Front Pillars
Sahih Muslim : 1329d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1329d
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، وَهُوَ الْقَطَّانُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي، شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْبَيْتَ وَمَعَهُ أُسَامَةُ وَبِلاَلٌ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ فَأَجَافُوا عَلَيْهِمُ الْبَابَ طَوِيلاً ثُمَّ فُتِحَ فَكُنْتُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ دَخَلَ فَلَقِيتُ بِلاَلاً فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ بَيْنَ الْعَمُودَيْنِ الْمُقَدَّمَيْنِ . فَنَسِيتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ كَمْ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger, (ﷺ) entered the House, and Usama, Bilal and Uthman b. Talha were with him, and they kept the door closed for a considerable time. Then it was opened and I was the first to enter the House and meet Bilal, and I said: Where did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) observe prayer? He said: Between these two front pillars. I, however, forgot to ask him the number of rak'ahs that he observed.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1329dIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 437USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3071
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1329d
This hadith gives another report of prayer inside the Kaaba. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entered the House with Usama, Bilal, and Uthman b. Talha, and the door stayed closed for a considerable time. When it opened, Ibn Umar was the first to enter and meet Bilal. He asked where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had prayed. Bilal answered: between the two front pillars. Ibn Umar then says he forgot to ask how many rakahs the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed. This is a useful hadith for searches like prayer inside Kaaba hadith because it gives a direct answer while also showing honest limits. The narrator reports the place clearly but does not claim the number of rakahs.
What we learn from this hadith
- The place of the Prophet’s prayer inside the Kaaba was reported by Bilal.
- The narration shows care in asking a direct witness.
- Ibn Umar did not report the number of rakahs because he had not asked it.
