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Sunan an-Nasai 2908 — Prayer in and Before the Kaaba
The Place Where The Prophet Prayed Inside The House
Prayer Inside and Before the Kaaba Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 2908
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2908
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُجَاهِدًا، يَقُولُ أُتِيَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَقِيلَ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ دَخَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَأَقْبَلْتُ فَأَجِدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ خَرَجَ وَأَجِدُ بِلاَلاً عَلَى الْبَابِ قَائِمًا فَقُلْتُ يَا بِلاَلُ أَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْكَعْبَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ . قُلْتُ أَيْنَ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ هَاتَيْنِ الأُسْطُوَانَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي وَجْهِ الْكَعْبَةِ .
Some one came to Ibn Umar in his house and said: The Messenger of Allah has entered the Kabah." So Ibn Umar said, I (Ibn Umar) came and found that the Messenger of Allah had come out, and I found Bilal standing at the door. I said: "O Bilal, did the Messenger of Allah pray inside the Kabah?' He said: "Ues." I said: "Where>" He said: "Between these two columns, two Rakahs. Then he came out and prayed two Rakahs in front of the Kabah."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2908In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 291English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2911
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2908
This hadith about prayer inside and before the Kaaba gives a fuller scene. Someone told Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah had entered the Kaaba. Ibn Umar went there, but the Prophet had already come out. He found Bilal standing at the door and asked whether the Prophet had prayed inside the Kaaba. Bilal said yes, and said it was two rakahs between two columns. Then the Prophet came out and prayed two rakahs in front of the Kaaba. The core message is about careful reporting of the Prophet’s action: inside the House, between the columns, and then outside facing the Kaaba. The narration is simple, practical, and easy to follow.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet prayed two rakahs inside the Kaaba according to Bilal.
- The place inside is described as between two columns.
- The Prophet also prayed two rakahs in front of the Kaaba after coming out.
- Ibn Umar asked directly to learn the Prophet’s action.
