Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Jurhum, when the Ka`bah got damaged (by the floods), the Quraish took the task to
rebuild the Ka`bah. When the time came to place al-Ḥajar (al-Aswad) [the Black Stone]
in its proper place, strife broke out among them as to who will (have the honor) to do
so. They then agreed that the next person who will enter through this gate (of al-
Ḥaram) will get to decide. Thereupon, it was the Prophet ﷺ who entered from the
gate of Banee Shaibah. He ﷺ asked for a mantle which he spread on the ground and
placed the Stone in its center. He ﷺ then asked the representatives of the different
clans among them to lift the stone altogether. (When it had reached the right height),
the Prophet ﷺ placed it in the designated place (with his own hands).” 73
Imaam Aḥmad reported from Mujaahid that al-Saaib Ibn `Abdullaah رضيُاهللُعنه informed
him that he was one of those who had participated in the reconstruction of the Ka`bah
in the Jaahiliyyah (days of ignorance). He (al-Saaib) said: “I had a stone which I sculpted
with my own hands. I used to worship it besides Allaah ‏”.تباركُوتعاىل He added: “I used to
bring clotted milk unfit for myself and pour over it. A dog used to lick the milk and then
used to urinate over it.” He added: “We were constructing (the Ka`bah) till we reached
the place of al-Ḥajar (al-Aswad), and no one could locate where it was. There it was in
the midst of our stones (idols) looking like a head of a man. One of the clans of Quraish
said: ‘We will put the Stone in its place.’ Others said that they wanted to do it. They
said: ‘Appoint an arbitrator amongst you.’ They said: ‘The first person who comes
through this route (will be the arbitrator).’ It was the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ (who
happened to enter through that route). They said: ‘Al-Ameen (the trustworthy) has
come to you.’ He was informed about it, (so he asked for a mantle) and placed the
Stone over it and asked the representatives (of each clan) and they lifted the mantle till
it reached the level of its designated place, then he ﷺ placed it (with his own
hands).” 74
I (Ibn Katheer) say: They (the Quraish) eliminated six or seven yards area in the
direction of Syria (i.e. on the northern side of the Ka`bah) which is called al-Ḥijr (or al-
Ḥaṭeem) because they ran short of (lawful) money. So, they were not able to
reconstruct the Ka`bah according to the foundation laid by Ibraaheem ‏ُالسالم ‏.عليه They
kept only one door which is to the eastern side of the Ka`bah (and eliminated the other
73 Musnad Abu Dawood al-Ṭayaalisee (115); I (al-Albaanee) say: the chain of this narration is “Ḥasan” at the very
least due to what is reported in the next narration. Al-Ḥaakim also narrated a similar narration in his “al-
Mustadrak” (1684) and said that it is “Ṣaḥeeḥ” as per the condition of Imaam Muslim, and al-Dhahabee agreed
with him.
74 I (al-Albaanee) say: The chain of this narration is “Ḥasan”, except for the difference of opinion regarding Hilaal
Ibn Khabbaab, al-Haithamee said: ‘he is “reliable” but some spoke against him, the rest of the narrators are of the
level of “Ṣaḥeeḥ”.’ See also “Fiqh al-Seerah” (1/84).
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