Was Ibrahim (peace be upon him) the first to build the Ka'bah, or did he renovate it?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:127] the verse. So was the first person to build the House Ibrahim (peace be upon him), or did he only raise its foundations?
Answer:
"Ibrahim laid the foundations of the House." This is evidence that it had been built before. For this reason, it is reported that Adam performed Hajj, and the prophets before him performed Hajj. This is the answer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted:
And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِAnswer:
"Ibrahim laid the foundations of the House." This is evidence that it had been built before. For this reason, it is reported that Adam performed Hajj, and the prophets before him performed Hajj. This is the answer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1992] هل كان إبراهيم عليه السلام أول من بنى الكعبة أم مجدداً لها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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