24/125. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2902 — Two Doors of the Kaaba
The Building Of The Kabah
Hadith About Two Doors of the Kaaba and Wise Timing
Sunan an-Nasai : 2902
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2902
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، أَنَّ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْلاَ أَنَّ قَوْمِي - وَفِي حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَوْمَكِ - حَدِيثُ عَهْدِ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ لَهَدَمْتُ الْكَعْبَةَ وَجَعَلْتُ لَهَا بَابَيْنِ " . فَلَمَّا مَلَكَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ جَعَلَ لَهَا بَابَيْنِ .
It was narrated from Al-Aswad that the Mother of the Believers said: "The Messenger of Allah said: "Were it not for the fact that my people' - according to the narration of Muhammad he said: 'Your people' - 'have recently left Jailiyyah, I would have knocked down the House and given it two doors.'" When Ibn Az-Zubair was in power, he gave it two doors.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2902In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 285English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2905
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2902
This hadith about two doors of the Kaaba gives a short but strong lesson. The Mother of the Believers narrated that the Messenger of Allah said he would have knocked down the Kaaba and given it two doors, if his people had not recently left Jahiliyyah. The report also says that when Ibn Az-Zubair was in power, he gave it two doors. The text points to a planned change that was left because of the people’s situation. It teaches that the Prophet looked beyond the building itself. He looked at how people would receive a change. For searches like Kaaba two doors hadith and Jahiliyyah hadith Kaaba, this narration is a clear source.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet wished for the Kaaba to have two doors.
- He delayed that action due to the people’s recent past in Jahiliyyah.
- The narration records that Ibn Az-Zubair later gave the Kaaba two doors.
- Religious leadership should take people’s readiness into account.
