15/70. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1333j — Hijr and the Door of the Ka‘bah
The wall and the door of the Ka'bah
Hadith About the Hijr and Ka‘bah Door
Sahih Muslim : 1333j
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1333j
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْجَدْرِ أَمِنَ الْبَيْتِ هُوَ قَالَ " نَعَمْ " . قُلْتُ فَلِمَ لَمْ يُدْخِلُوهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ قَالَ " إِنَّ قَوْمَكِ قَصَّرَتْ بِهِمُ النَّفَقَةُ " . قُلْتُ فَمَا شَأْنُ بَابِهِ مُرْتَفِعًا قَالَ " فَعَلَ ذَلِكِ قَوْمُكِ لِيُدْخِلُوا مَنْ شَاءُوا وَيَمْنَعُوا مَنْ شَاءُوا وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حَدِيثٌ عَهْدُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَخَافَ أَنْ تُنْكِرَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لَنَظَرْتُ أَنْ أُدْخِلَ الْجَدْرَ فِي الْبَيْتِ وَأَنْ أُلْزِقَ بَابَهُ بِالأَرْضِ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about the wall, circumpassing the House (i. e. whether the wall on the side of Hijr was included in the Ka'ba). He said, Yes. I said: Then why did they not include it in the House? He said: 'Your people ran short of the means (to do so).I said: Why is it that the level of its door is raised high? He said: Your people did it so that they should admit one whom they liked, and forbid him whom they disliked, and if your people were not new converts to faith, and I did not apprehend that their hearts would feel agitated at this. I would have definitely included (the area of) this wall-in the House and would have brought the door to the level of the ground.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1333jIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 453USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3087
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1333j
This hadith focuses on Aisha’s questions about the Ka‘bah, the Hijr, and the raised door. She asked whether the wall near the House was part of the Ka‘bah, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said yes. She then asked why it was not included in the House, and he explained that her people ran short of funds. When she asked why the door was raised, he said her people did that so they could admit whom they wanted and prevent whom they wanted. This Ka‘bah Hijr hadith also shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم avoided changing it because the people were still close to their earlier state and their hearts might react badly.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha asked clear questions to understand the matter properly.
- The Hijr is described in the report as being connected to the House.
- The raised door was linked to control over who could enter.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم avoided a change that might upset people’s hearts.
