The hadith in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) describes the correct construction of the Ka'bah, and the statement of some scholars that it should not be a plaything for rulers
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The questioner : ... O Shaykh, the hadith in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) describes the correct construction of the Ka'bah, and the statement of some scholars that it should not be a plaything for rulers; does this hadith imply, or ... does this hadith mean that it is impossible for Muslims to be able to rebuild the Ka'bah ...?
The Shaykh : No, rather it is obligatory for them to do so when the situation is facilitated for rebuilding the Ka'bah on the foundation of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). And in my belief, this is very much facilitated in this age, with one condition: that the media today are very much available to make the Ummah aware and draw its attention to the obligation of rebuilding the Ka'bah on the foundation of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), in the detail whose chains I collected in *Al-Sahihah*, Volume One; such that the Hajar al-Aswad is brought into the Ka'bah, then the door is lowered and leveled with the ground, and a door opposite it is opened, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. If this truth is publicized to the Islamic world and they become accustomed to hearing it, then when the one in authority, who is certainly capable of implementing this if measured against these additions and improvements for the expansion of the Ka'bah or the Sacred Mosque, does not mention anything about carrying out this improvement—which is expanding the Ka'bah and making it have two doors: a door to enter from and a door to exit from—the error may arise from surprising people with something that is not in their minds.
Likewise, I believe it could have been done with the Prophet's grave, by paving the way through the media for the necessity of separating the Prophet's grave from the Prophet's Mosque. It is not hidden from anyone that the media is one of the strongest means of influencing the masses; if it is good, it is good, and if it is evil, it is evil. But it seems that the time has not yet come for the responsible parties to implement this improvement.
The Shaykh : No, rather it is obligatory for them to do so when the situation is facilitated for rebuilding the Ka'bah on the foundation of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). And in my belief, this is very much facilitated in this age, with one condition: that the media today are very much available to make the Ummah aware and draw its attention to the obligation of rebuilding the Ka'bah on the foundation of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), in the detail whose chains I collected in *Al-Sahihah*, Volume One; such that the Hajar al-Aswad is brought into the Ka'bah, then the door is lowered and leveled with the ground, and a door opposite it is opened, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
and I would have made for it two doors at ground level; one door for people to enter through, and one door for them to exit through.
ولَجعلْتُ لها بابين مع الأرض ؛ بابًا يدخلون منه ، وبابًا يخرجون منهLikewise, I believe it could have been done with the Prophet's grave, by paving the way through the media for the necessity of separating the Prophet's grave from the Prophet's Mosque. It is not hidden from anyone that the media is one of the strongest means of influencing the masses; if it is good, it is good, and if it is evil, it is evil. But it seems that the time has not yet come for the responsible parties to implement this improvement.
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