15/69. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1333i — Ka‘bah Reconstruction and Aisha’s Report
Demolishing the Ka'bah and rebuilding it
Hadith About Ka‘bah Reconstruction and Aisha’s Report
Sahih Muslim : 1333i
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1333i
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ السَّهْمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ أَبِي، صَغِيرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي قَزَعَةَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْمَلِكِ بْنَ مَرْوَانَ، بَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ إِذْ قَالَ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ حَيْثُ يَكْذِبُ عَلَى أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُهَا تَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا عَائِشَةُ لَوْلاَ حِدْثَانُ قَوْمِكِ بِالْكُفْرِ لَنَقَضْتُ الْبَيْتَ حَتَّى أَزِيدَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحِجْرِ فَإِنَّ قَوْمَكِ قَصَّرُوا فِي الْبِنَاءِ " . فَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ لاَ تَقُلْ هَذَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَأَنَا سَمِعْتُ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ تُحَدِّثُ هَذَا . قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَهْدِمَهُ لَتَرَكْتُهُ عَلَى مَا بَنَى ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ .
Abu Qaza'ah Narrated from:
While Abd al-Malik b. Marwan was circumambulating the Ka'ba he said: May Allah ruin Ibn Zubair that he lies in attributing to the Mother of the Faithful, as he says: I heard her stating that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) had said: 'A'isha, if your people had not been new converts to Islam, I would have demolished the House and would have added (in it area) from the Hijr for your people have reduced the area from its foundations.Harith b. 'Abdullah b. Abu Rabi'a (Allah be pleased with him) said: Commander of the Faithful, don't say that, for I heard the Mother of the Faithful saying this, whereupon he said: If I had heard this before demolishing it, I would have left it in the state in which Ibn Zabair had built it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1333iIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 452USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3086
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1333i
This hadith explains a serious moment during tawaf around the Ka‘bah. Abd al-Malik b. Marwan accused Ibn Zubair of falsely attributing a statement to Aisha, the Mother of the Faithful. Harith b. Abdullah then corrected him and said that he had also heard Aisha narrate it. The report says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told Aisha that if her people had not been new converts to Islam, he would have demolished the House and added the area from the Hijr because the Quraysh had reduced it from its foundations. This hadith about Ka‘bah reconstruction teaches caution before rejecting a report and shows the Prophet’s care for people’s hearts.
What we learn from this hadith
- One should be careful before accusing someone of lying about a hadith.
- Aisha’s narration clarified an important matter about the Ka‘bah and Hijr.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم considered people’s state before making a major public change.
- Harith corrected the statement by sharing what he personally heard.
