Who first built the Ka'bah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says that he read in one of the books that Adam (peace be upon him) was the first to build the Ka'bah. Please tell us about that?
Answer:
Yes, there is scholarly disagreement on this issue. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Hajj 22:26] the place of the House, which indicates that it was inhabited before, and that Allah commanded Ibrahim (peace be upon him) to build it and renew its construction: [Ali 'Imran 3:96]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says that he read in one of the books that Adam (peace be upon him) was the first to build the Ka'bah. Please tell us about that?
Answer:
Yes, there is scholarly disagreement on this issue. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And [mention, O Muhammad], when We designated for Abraham the site of the House
وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ مَكَانَ الْبَيْتِIndeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/078 — archive.org (12:20)
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