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Sunan Ibn Majah 2955 (Book 25, Hadith 74) #32309
The Hijr and Its Door

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) explains why the Hijr is part of the House, why its door is so high up, and that he would have changed it if it weren't for his people's recent conversion to Islam.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "I asked the Messenger of Allah about the Hijr, and he said: 'It is part of the House.’ I said: 'What kept them from incorporating it into it?’ He said: 'They ran out of funds.’ I said: 'Why is its door so high up that it can only be reached with a ladder?’* He said: 'That is what your people did so that they could let in whoever they wanted and keep out whoever they wanted. Were it not that your people have so recently left disbelief behind, and I am afraid that it would bother them, I would have changed it, incorporating what they left out and I would put its door at ground level".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ عَنِ الْحِجْرِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هُوَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ مَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَنْ يُدْخِلُوهُ فِيهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَجَزَتْ بِهِمُ النَّفَقَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَمَا شَأْنُ بَابِهِ مُرْتَفِعًا لاَ يُصْعَدُ إِلَيْهِ إِلاَّ بِسُلَّمٍ قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَلِكَ فِعْلُ قَوْمِكِ لِيُدْخِلُوهُ مَنْ شَاءُوا وَيَمْنَعُوهُ مَنْ شَاءُوا وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّ قَوْمَكِ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِكُفْرٍ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تَنْفِرَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لَنَظَرْتُ هَلْ أُغَيِّرُهُ فَأُدْخِلَ فِيهِ مَا انْتَقَصَ مِنْهُ وَجَعَلْتُ بَابَهُ بِالأَرْضِ

TOPICS
house  *  funds  *  ladder  *  disbelief  *  hijr

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful towards resources & their usage ; Respect religious beliefs even if you don't agree with them .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ explains why the structure known as al-Hajar or "the Hijr" is part of the larger structure known as al-Bayt or "the House". He states that they ran out of funds when building it, which is why its door was made so high up that a ladder was needed to reach it. He also mentions that were it not for his people's recent conversion from disbelief to Islam, he would have changed this by incorporating what they left out and putting its door at ground level. This hadith teaches us about being mindful of our resources and how we use them in order to benefit ourselves and others around us. It also shows us how important religious beliefs are in our lives and how we should be respectful towards them even if we don't agree with them.

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