Sahih al-Bukhari 4283 (Book 65, Hadith 11)
they did not build it on all Abraham’s foundations?” I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Why don’t you rebuild
it on Abraham’s foundations?” He said, “Were your people not so close to (the period of Heathenism,
i.e. the Period between their being Muslims and being infidels), I would do so.” The sub-narrator,
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, “Aisha had surely heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying that, for I do not think that
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) left touching the two corners of the Ka`ba facing Al-Hijr except because the Ka`ba
was not built on all Abraham’s foundations.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4283 (Book 65, Hadith 11)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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