Information for "SahihMuslim-017-001-23157"

Ata reported: The House was burnt during the time of Yazid Bin Muawiya when the people of Syria had fought in Mecca. And it happened with it the Kaba what was in store for it. Ibn AlZubair Allah be pleased with him felt it in the same state until the people came in the season of Hajj. The idea behind was that he wanted to exhort them or incite them to war against the people of Syria. When the people had arrived he said to them: O people; advise me about the Kaba. Should I demolish it and then build it from its very foundation; or should I repair whatever has been damaged of it? Ibn Abbas said: An idea has occurred to me according to which I think that you should only repair the portion which has been damaged; and leave the House in that very state in which people embraced Islam and leave those very stones in the same state when people embraced Islam; and over which Allah Apostle ﷺ had raised it. Thereupon Ibn AlZubair said: It the house of any one of you is burnt; he would not be contented until he had reconstructed it; then what about the House of your Lord which is far more Important than your house ? I would seek good advice from my Lord thrice and then I would make up my mind about this affair. After seeking good advice thrice; he made up his mind to demolish it. The people apprehended that calamity might fall from heaven on those persons who would be first to climb over the building for the purpose of demolishing it ; till one took up courage; and ascended the roof ; and threw down one of its stones. When the people saw no calamity befalling him; they followed him; demolished it until it was razed to the ground. Then Ibn AlZubair erected pillars and hung cartains on them in order to provide facilities to the people for observing the time of its construction. And the walls were raised; and Ibn AlZubair said: I heard Aisha Allah be pleased with her say that Allah Apostle ﷺ had observed: If the people had Rot recently abandoned unbelief; find I had means enough to reconstruct it; which I had not; I would have definitely excompassed in it five cubits of area from Hijr. And I would also have constructed a door for the people to enter; and a door for their exit. I today have the means to spend and I entertain no fearfrom the side of people that they would protest against this change. So he added five cubits of area from the side of Hatim to it that there appeared the old foundation upon which Hadrat Ibrahim had built the Kaba. and the people saw that and it was upon this foundation that the wall was raised. The length of the Kaba was eighteen cubits. when addition was made to it which was in its breadth ; then naturally the length appears to be small as compared with its breadth. Then addition of ten cubits of area was made in its length also. Two doors were also constructed; one of which was meant for entrance and the other one for exit. When Ibn AlZubair Allah be pleased with him was killed; AlHajjaj wrote to Abd AlMalik Bin Marwan informing him about it; and telling him that Ibn AlZubair Allah be pleased with him had built the Kaba on those very foundations which were laid by Ibrahim and which reliable persons among the Meccans had seen. Abd AlMalik wrote to him: We are not concerned with the censuring of Ibn AlZubair in anything. Keep intact the addition made by him in the side of length; and whatever he has added frem the side of Hijr revert to its previous foundation; and wall up the door which he had opened. Thus AlHajjaj at the command of Abd AlMalik demolished it that portion and rebuilt it on its previous foundations.