15/68. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1329g — Interior of the Kaaba
It is recommended for pilgrims and others to enter the Ka'bah and pray therein, and supplicate in all its corners
Prayer in the Interior of the Kaaba Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1329g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1329g
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ هُوَ وَأُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَبِلاَلٌ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ وَلَمْ يَدْخُلْهَا مَعَهُمْ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ أُغْلِقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ . قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي بِلاَلٌ أَوْ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى فِي جَوْفِ الْكَعْبَةِ بَيْنَ الْعَمُودَيْنِ الْيَمَانِيَيْنِ.
Salim bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entering the Ka'ba, and Usama b. Zaid, Bilal and 'Uthman b. Talha were along with him, but none (else) entered therein along with them. Then the door was closed for them from within. 'Abdullah b. Umar (Allah be pleased with them) said: Bilal and Uthman b. Talha informed me that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) observed prayer in the interior of the Ka'ba between the two Yemenite pillars.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1329gIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 440USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3074
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1329g
This narration describes the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entering the Kaaba with Usama b. Zaid, Bilal, and Uthman b. Talha. It also states that no one else entered with them, and the door was closed from within. Abdullah b. Umar later says that Bilal or Uthman b. Talha informed him that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed in the interior of the Kaaba between the two Yemenite pillars. The hadith is useful for the search phrase prayer in the interior of the Kaaba because it gives both the setting and the witness report. It does not add the number of rakahs or a wider discussion. It keeps attention on the Prophet’s entry and the reported place of prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Only the named companions entered with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in this report.
- The door was closed from within during the stay inside the Kaaba.
- The prayer location was reported as between the two Yemenite pillars.
