9/47. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 875 — Rebuilding the Ka'bah with Two Doors
What Has Been Related About Demolishing The Ka'bah
Rebuilding the Ka'bah Hadith: Two Doors and Wisdom
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 875
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 875
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ لَهُ حَدِّثْنِي بِمَا، كَانَتْ تُفْضِي إِلَيْكَ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَعْنِي عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهَا " لَوْلاَ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حَدِيثُو عَهْدٍ بِالْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَهَدَمْتُ الْكَعْبَةَ وَجَعَلْتُ لَهَا بَابَيْنِ " . قَالَ فَلَمَّا مَلَكَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ هَدَمَهَا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا بَابَيْنِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Al-Aswad bin Yazid Narrated from:
Ibn Az-Zubair Said To Him: "Narrated To Me From What The Mother Of The Believers Used To (Secretly) Inform You About" - Meaning Aishah - So He Said: "She Narrated To Me That The Messenger Of Allah Said: 'Had Your People Not Been Still Close To The Pre-Islamic Period Of Ignorance, Then I Would Demolish The Ka'Bah And Rebuild It With Two Doors.'" He Said: "So When Ibn Az-Zubair Came To Power He Demolished It And Rebuilt It With Two Doors."
[1] That is either Al-Aswad, or Abū Ishāq, who narrated it from him here, and with Al-Bukhārī no. 126.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 875In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 68English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 875
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 875
This rebuilding the Ka'bah hadith comes through Aishah, as reported to Al-Aswad bin Yazid. The Messenger of Allah said that if her people had not still been close to the pre-Islamic period of ignorance, he would have demolished the Ka'bah and made it with two doors. The report then says that when Ibn Az-Zubair came to power, he demolished it and rebuilt it with two doors. The core topic is the Ka'bah and wise timing. The Prophet’s words show that he considered the condition of the people before making a major change to the House. The explanation should stay tied to the text: it mentions rebuilding, two doors, and the concern about people being close to Jahiliyyah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet mentioned a wish to rebuild the Ka'bah with two doors.
- He did not do so because the people were still close to the pre-Islamic period.
- The report says Ibn Az-Zubair later rebuilt it with two doors.
- The Hadith shows attention to people’s condition before major public action.
