Translated by : Ola Al-Nabki

City: Damascus

Country: Syria

The Story of messenger in Kaaba- lesson No.40- 12/6/2006

Rebuilding Kaaba.- some of messengers morals and manners- Dr.Rateb Al-Nabulsi

In the name of Allah

 Praises be to Allah , Lord of the world , peace be upon our honest and genuine messenger Muhammad .

O Allah , we have no knowledge but what you teach us , you are the wise and the scholar .

O Allah teach us what you teach us what serves us and lets have benefits of what you are teaching us and increase us more knowledge . lets see the truth and follow it , lets see the evil too and get away of it .

Lets be among the ones who listen to the speech and follow the best . send your mercy upon us with your good slaves .

O Allah take us away from the ignorance and illusions darkness to the knowledge and science shine . and from sleazy lusts to the high paradises.

An introduction about building Kaaba .

O kind brothers , now we are with new lesson of the prophet Muhammad’s story , we had a lot of lessons about the period {pre-Hijra} in Mecca and we used to extract what we need from this history in our relationships , ambitions , and understanding  this religion.

Today we will talk about the building of  kaaba because it has very important point , we are in need for it .

When prophet Muhammad was thirty five years , Kuraish{ his tripe} started rebuilding the Kaaba .

Allah says in Quraan [ verily, the first House {of worship} appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah {Mecca} , full of blessing , and a quietness for all  Al-alamien {mankind and jinn}. ]

“96”  All Imran

Kaaba is at the middle of the five continents:  

Prophet Ibrahim had rebuilt Kaaba, it is Allah’s home on earth , also geographic scientists affirmed that Kaaba is at the middle of the five continents . How was that ??

If we talked about the ancient world [ Asia , Europe , Africa and Australia ] and matched the ends of these continents together by lines , these lines would intersect exactly at the location of the blessed Mecca .

Consequently, Kaaba is at the center of the ancient world , that means the distance between the center of Mecca and any edge of the ancient world is exactly 8500 kilometers .

And if we added the new world [ America]  blessed Mecca would be a new center of the new world , it means that the distance between Mecca and any edge of the new world is exactly 13000 kilometers .

 Now , notice that opposite of kaaba on the other side of earth there is the pacific ocean , that means there is no land at the opposite of kaaba .

Usually , every place on land has an opposite one on the other side of the earth except Kaaba which has no opposite on land , it is a geographical point view .

Quraan says : [ verily, the first House {of worship} appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah {Mecca} , full of blessing , and a quietness for all  Al-alamien {mankind and jinn}. ]

“96”  All Imran

 Now the question is [what does{ Allah is in everywhere } mean ???] Allah says:[And he is with you { by His knowledge} wheresoever  you may be ] 

  “04” Al- Hadid

So why does Allah have home at specific place? , the answer is : because of th materialistic need in man .

Allah says : [And Hajj { pilgrimage  to Mecca } to the House { Kaaba } is a duty that mankind owes to Allah , those who can afford the expenses { for one s conveyance , provision , and residence } .]

“97” All- Imran

look , you pray at your home , at near by masjid  with your family , and kids . sometimes at your office or work , also your fasting , Zakat and uttering Islamic slogan

"I witness that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His last messenger"

but performing Hajj needs leaving your country , your house , your office , your wife and your kids , this worship needs devoted time

Its known that when Muslim travels he suffers from troubles , pays huge expenses and misses his home , comfort bed , family and kids .

In this way Muslim will feel how difficult it is to meet Allah's invitation to His House for this the pilgrim says :[ O Allah this is me coming to you ]

As an answer to His request that is O my slave come and visit me at My home , come and get closer to me , declare your apology and ask me my mercy , get off all your bogus masks , return to your nature , now you cant show off with your clothes at Hajjs or even in your rank , your commerce , your position in society , you have nothing except that white simple uniform ..

For this Allah has taken a home on earth , and has considered visiting His home is a mark of honesty .

So , it is impossible to visit Him in His home and not to hand you generosity , the one who stands at Arafat [ a holy mountain in Saudia ] without deep reckoning about Allah that He will surely forgive him, he cant be considered as a pilgrim .

You cant come to Him so repented and obedient and come back with nothing , you must come back with forgiveness , wisdom , declaration  and victory . so this is the gist of having a home belongs to Allah which is the Holy Kaaba .

Starting building Kaaba and collecting Halal money for that :

35 years before prophet Muhammad's birth [ pbhu] Kuraish had begun building kaaba , it was as high as Ismael when he built it, without ceiling . so , a group of thieves had stolen its treasure.

Also , five years before Muhammad's revealation , a flood had bridged some of Mecca's stones and rifted its walls . for this reason kaaba was about to fall down , so    kuraish was in need to rebuild it , and they made a deal that no money would be used for building kaaba except the hala.

They are honest and spotless those who shared in building kaaba in the very near past , one of the respected scholars / he is dead now / was seventy years old shared in carrying woods , stones and mud  during broadening, its really high honor to cooperate with others in building the holy house of Allah .

Once I met the servant of a masjid [ mosque] in Damascus but that masjid had great cleaning as if it belongs to a very cleaning-obsess lady , that cleanness was incredible carpets were glossed and cleaned by effective materials , bathrooms too. when I met that guy he said we obey Allah's instructions in Quraan , I asked him where in Quraan he said : Allah says : [ we commanded Ibrahem {Abraham} and Ismael that they should purify my house for those who circumambulating it  , or staying , or bowing ,or prostrating themselves ]

“125” Al-Bakara

Allah ordered Ibrahim / the father of prophets/ to purify Allah's home .

For this ,  serving masajid [ mosques / houses of Allah ] is a great job and make you closer to Allah .

Some important benefits from building kaaba project :

1- intact instincts distinguish good deeds :

When kuraish made a deal that every cent inserted into kaaba must be Halal , this happened before revealation on the prophet Muhammad , it means that Allah's  instructions are founded on humans nature .

The words : [ /known deed / and / rejected deed / ] have deep meanings , Allah called the good deed known one how?? Who will know the good deed ??? what is the good deed to be known ????

Actually , the intact instinct know good deeds and know the rejected ones , in some justice system of some countries they take people from streets to be as jurors to the court , and then they show the crime to those people to judge it using their instinct and nature , without any stresses or greediness , they utter the truth with intact instinct .

Once , by the Syrian coast it happened a very strong storm extracted 150 house , most of people there were unanimous that the owners of the houses were bad men , for this Allah destroyed their houses , even though people believe in different religions , creeds and castes .

Now back to kaaba ,kuraish wanted to spend halal money on it , surely you can use your instinct to know whether your money is halal or corrupt , to know the allowed procuring  and the disallowed one , and to know whether you are straight or askew , honest or lier , because Allah says in Quraan :[ Nay !man will be a witness against himself { as his body parts / skin , hands , legs / will speak about his deeds} , though he may put forth his excuses { to cover his evil  deeds }]

“ 14 “ “ 15 “ Al-Kiamah

they made a deal that no salacity or pornography money in building kaaba , no usury , or any money that aggressively taken from someone , building kaaba has to be away     of any suspected money .

2- Adoring the symbols of Allah :

Kuraish was afraid of ruining Kaaba , it has really magnificent importance, for this /Al-walid bin Al-Mughira/ took a pickaxe saying { O Allah we just want goodness } then he ruined two corners of it .

By the way , Allah says :[ And whosoever honors the symbols of Allah , then it is truly from the piety of the hearts ]

“32” Al-Hajj

So, as much as you are pious , you glorify Allah's symbols , Quraan , masjids and men of religion .

Back to our story , Al-Walid bin Al-Mughira ruined two corners of Kaaba and nothing hurt him because he wanted goodness and building it . but it is stuck in their selves that the one who ruin Kaaba is going to be back-broken , for this its mentioned in Hadith : [ deeds are with its intention ] .

When he ruined parts of Kaaba , then he slept and got up next day having no damage , other people went on in ruining Kaaba , they kept doing this until they reached     

S bases , then they started rebuilding it by comparting Kaaba into similar parts’Ismael

 , and dedicated a part to every tripe , every one collected stones and started building Kaaba , then they appointed a Roman man called /Bakun/ to be in charge.

Now you have to see who is Muhammad [pbuh] , who was given wisdom { there is a row between scholars whether messengers are impeccable before getting their message or after it , but it is likely that they are impeccable before getting their message and after it .}

3- The wisdom of prophet Muhammad before revealtion :

As the building reached the Black Stone , people conflicted who would get the honor of touching , carrying and putting it in its place .

The conflicted continued for four or five nights , and had almost turned into a painful war on the holy land .

Brothers , forgive me , those people were away from the application of the essence of religion, but they clung with formalities.

Ex. You see an almost necked woman so careful to fast the 27^th of  Rajab !!!!!

When human gets free from the system of Allah , he become so careful about formalities to cover his deficit m redeem and compact for themselves.

Notice an unlearnt man , he puts four pens in his pocket , or an uncultured man has a library full of books , he might arrange them wrongly , this situation called compensation , the human who has lack of something tries to offset by something else.

Therefore , the tripes were almost got in a terrible battles on the holy land , blood was almost shed just for the honor of carrying the Black Stone, while they worship statues and idols as gods .

Brothers, there is a very large contradiction , on the one hand keen on something , and on the other one lose things , and modern Muslims suffer from this kind of contradiction , Muslim keen on having right fasting and is afraid of having a grain of sesame among his teeth or breaking his fasting, while he doesn’t care of doing prohibited things .

This ill personality , it’s a contradicted one , its personality which follows tiny things and tolerate huge ones , this personality is unacceptable .

Back to our idea, but /Abe- Umayya Bin Al-Mughira / suggested consulting the first man enters into the holy land , the accepted { it’s an old way of solving problems}, so Allah wanted Muhammad to be than person , when they so him , they exclaimed : ya here is the curator  Muhammad , he had never worshipped an idol , never drunk wine , never stolen money , never rapped someone or even shed blood , we cant refuse someone like him .

When he reached them and had been told the issue he asked for a piece of drapery , put the Stone in it and gave a party for each boss of the conflicted groups .

Nowadays there is an idiom {circular table} because if it was rectangular , we would ask who would set there ???

So to avoid arguments circular table was invented , these are only old customs and traditions but prophet Muhammad behaved with the problem of the respected place by following this rule { when he got in a place full off people , he sat at the end of them , he ordered doing this } he [pbuh] said : { use your right / the opposite of left/ in every thing} , so, he solved the problem of hospitality by these words { start with the right } once he was at a feast and a boy was sitting near him , when food was served , he asked that boy : would you please let me start hosting with the man after you ??? the boy answered : no I don’t it is my right to have something from your hand .

Look at his system , encouraging hospitality from the right whosoever was on the right .

If there was a problem about anything , he used lot , it is great to use it when your kids arguing of who sleeps on the bed by the window which has a beautiful view , use lot.   So , the solution was carrying the Stone by the piece of drapery, every boss of group carried a party of the drapery , he ordered them to reach Kaaba and then he carried It by his noble hands , that was the solution which was accepted by everyone .

When we apply the messengers instructions , arguments will be disappeared .

Now , there is an important point . when Kuraish decided to use only Halal in building Kaaba , there was lack of money , for this , they reduced the volume of it from the north area , that spot is called Al-Hutaim.

If Allah lionizes you one day to His Home as Hajj or Omra , you see an arch at the north direction , this arch is Kaaba s . so, Kaaba was rectangular but when they needed money , they stopped before Al-Hutaim.

Therefore , if you cruise around Kaaba , you shouldn’t enter inside the arch , unless your cruise will be invalid.

4-Observing common opinion :

After prophet Muhammad had been revealed and he invited people to Allah's road , he said to Aiesha / his wife/ :

{unless your people were new inverted Muslims, I would complete building Kaaba as it had been before}, here is the most important point I want , Muslim has to observe the general opinion , concerning not to deviate from the main line.

You may be invited into a lunch by your friend , but you don’t trust in his money if it was Halal or not , even if you doubt about his money you have to go to his invitation , believe me I see a lot of people who destroy every thing around them because of a notless reason.

Prophet Muhammad could continue building Kaaba , but he was worried about facing rude criticism , so, he chose the better solution .

From here Omar Bin Al-Khattab said : { you are not the best when you know the good , not even when you know the evil , but you are the best when you know the two evils , distinguish between them and choose the easier}

Prophet Muhammad said : { keep away from the goodness which the evil grows out of it }

Ex. You are ordered to visit your relatives , but you have an aunt whose daughters have no morals so, they sit in front of you with indecent clothes , they get fun of your religion and encroaching on you because you are in the same age , this visit doesn’t comfort you so , Prophet Muhammad said : { keep away from the goodness which the evil grows out of it }

There is an Islamic rule { avoiding the corruption is more important than bringing the goodness }

Kaaba becomes nearly a square whose high is 15 meters and the side including the Black Stone is 10 meters while the Stone is located one meter and a half higher from the floor , the other side including the door of Kaaba is 2 meters higher from the floor

5- Rightness in ancient:

Right and false, goodness and evil and prohibited and allowed are planted inside human beings , man is the man everywhere and every time , prophet Muhammad was wise when he observes the general atmosphere , he was legit when he refused having a revolt around inviting to Allah .

Prophets Muhammad’s life in Mecca :

1-Unerring thoughts and legit view :

Now, I am going to talk about messenger s whole life in Mecca .

Actually, Muhammad /pbuh/ collected the perfection in every kind of  humans , he had the most magnificent kind of unerring thoughts and legit sights , he got also smartness and intellect , choosing the affective instruments and clear goal , he assisted himself by his long quietness.

Dear brothers, without exaggeration nothing effects people as much as high morals do

Ibn Al-Kaiem said a great motto [ believing is morals , the one who is better than you in morals is better than you in believing ]

Even though prophet Muhammad /pbuh/ was supported by the inspiration ,was given miracles and very noble character , Allah said to him :[And had you been severe and harsh-hearted , they would have broken away from about you , so pass over {their faults} and ask Allah's forgiveness for them and consult them in the affairs . Then when you have taken a decision , put your trust in Allah , certainly , Allah loves those who put their trust {in Him}]

“159” Al-Imraan

And you see a prayerful man who pretends to have strong believing , while deals with people rudely and servely with no wisdom m he might be a good worshipper but he does prohibited things like taking other peoples things so, prophet Muhammad had unerring thoughts and legit view .

2- The importance of Muslims unerring thinking and legit view in their personal lives :

I want you to know something , that unerring thinking and legit view are Allah's grace to his slaves , but the one who cuts away from Allah , Allah said about him :[ But those who disbelieve { in the oneness of Allah-Islamic Monotheism} , for them is destruction , and Allah will make their deeds vain ]

“8” Muhammad

Sometimes a smart man behaves stupidly, for this Allah gives wisdom and good thinking in difficult situations to his believers , He said in Quraan :[ He grants Hikmah {wisdom} to whom He wills and he , to whom wisdom is granted , is indeed granted abundant good ]

“269” Al-Baqara

3- Prophet Muhammad's wisdom :

look at that person who faced this problem : the leader of al-ansar [people who were living in Almandine and met messenger and emigrants from Mecca to  Almandine and shared their own things with them ] . that leader said : [ O messenger , my people are annoyed about you because of some belongings which you prevented them from to take them ] Messenger Muhammad said : [ O Saad { his name} do you agree with your people ??] he answered :[ yes, I do .] Messenger said : [ok , gather your people and come to me .]

Now realize how Muhammad will behave wisely . He made a speech among them saying : [O ansar I was told that you have something against me in yourselves because of some belongings I gave to people to encourage them while I am leaving you to your Islam ] 

Here he opened Mecca [ in this time he ruled Al-Jazeera from west to east .

When he opened Mecca he could behave like strongs , destroy al-ansar , servile them , even ignore them , or punish them hardly , but he continued : [ I swear that if you want you can say anything about me it will be truth and you will be believed , you can say to me :{ you come to us while every one discredit you and we believed you , you were poor and we enrich you , you were dismissed and we sheltered you}] 

Messenger Muhammad /pbuh/ reminded them with their favor on him , sometimes you can say : sorry , it was my fault please forgive me . and every thing will be over , you don’t need to enter courts for 18 years , stop sleeping ,and spend your money on lawyers just because you made a mistake and didn’t apologize, behave wisely , a nice word ends problems even between couples , a man made a mistake , he shouldn’t say to his wife its your fault just say it is my fault please forgive me ... try to remind others of their favor on you .

Muhammad was very strong , ruled Al-Jazeera and said to them :[weren’t you enemies and Allah made you friends , weren’t you poor and Allah enrich you , didn’t you satisfy that people take their prizes while you win messenger to go with him to our home land .]

Then he continued :[if people walked in a canyon and al-ansar climbed a mountain , I would walk with al-ansar , O Allah send your mercy upon al-ansar and upon their children and their grand-children .]

Here , al-ansar cried until their beard got wet and said : [we complacent with Muhammad as a messenger from Allah ]

If you are with Allah , so you are wise , if you aren’t with Him so you are an idiot and this sappiness will drive you to hell .

4- Muhammad's repulsion from worshipping status and idols before the revealation :

He got enough amount of high intellect , real ideas , and correct instruments , he assisted his deep meditation by his long quietness and addicting ideas .

He read by his lush mind and intact instinct life s papers and people s concerns , and groups effort . By doing this he was cured of superstitions and lived with people under light . he shared people with what is good and distance himself away from what is bad [here he was coming back to his stable isolation] he /pbuh/ had never drunk wine or eaten what people slaughter for idols, or even gone to a party or a celebration which made for status and idols .

Since he was born , he refused his people s worship and their swearing by Allat and Alozza [ their gods] his intact nature rejected worshipping an idol or swearing with their gods , or drinking wine.

For this Muhammad says :[ the best of you in Al-Jahelia /pre-Islam/ are the best after Islam .]

Ex. If one of Al-Jahelia inverted to Islam and he was known that he is a generous man and brave, Muhammad /pbuh/ was saying to him:[you are inverted to Islam on your past]

With no doubt Allah surrounded him with His saving , because when souls desires move up to reconnoiter, life’s lusts or accept some unacceptable traditions, Allah intermediates to stop it.

Muhammad/pbuh/ was the best in his people by his noble morals and virtuous manners, he was the best in courage , morals and protecting neighbors , forgiveness , honesting till his people called him Al-Amin it means [ the most honest one].

His wife /Khadija/ the mother believers said about him :[he helps the tired , spends his money on the poor , hospitates strangers , grants victory to casualties]

5- Its stuck inside humans that Allah doesn’t leave a believer:

Coming back to instincts , when Allah send his message to messenger Muhammad by the inspiration the first time , Muhammad run to his home saying : [cover me , cover me .] Khadija/his wife / said to him :[ I swear that Allah wont leave you alone , you help the tired , spend his money on the poor , hospitate strangers , grant victory to casualties]

Imagine that even before Quraan , before prophet Muhammad speaks , it is stuck in the deep of people that Allah doesn’t neglect a believer .

For this I am talking now to the young guys who are in life now , Allah says :[whosoever works righteousness-whether male or female- while he /or she/ is a true believer verily , to him We will give a good life.]

“97” Al-Nahl

[Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe {in the oneness of Allah-Islamic Monotheism} and do righteous good deeds , in their present life and after their death ?? Worst is the judgment that they make .]

“21” Al-Jathiyah

A word for the young guys:

I say to guys : if you are straight ,friendly , positive and honest , you have to be completely sure that Allah wont let you lose and He wont leave you with no help

Allah says : [Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe {in the oneness of Allah-Islamic Monotheism} and do righteous good deeds , in their present life and after their death ?? Worst is the judgment that they make .]

“21” Al-Jathiyah

and He says:[Is then he who is a believer like him who is a fasiq {disbeliever and disobedient to Allah} ?? not equal are they.]

“18”  As-sajdah

[Shall We then treat the Muslims {believers of Islamic Monotheism , doers of righteous deeds} like the Mujrimum {criminals , polytheists and disbelievers}??

What is the matter with you ?? how judge you??]

“35””36” Al-Qalam

Allah says too : [Is he whom we have promised an excellent promise {Paradise}-which he will find true- like him whom we have made to enjoy the luxuries of the life of {this }world, then on the Day of Resurrection , he will be among those brought up { to be punished in the Hell-fire} ??]

“61” Al-Qasas

O brothers , believer is optimist , he conceives deeply that Allah wont let him down .

I am saying to guys that life is difficult, employment is getting less and less, housing is difficult even getting marriage , but you have to be straight and Allah will manage the rest, its said that :[Allah promises you : it is the right of a Muslim on Allah that he will be helped if he wants the personal protection from the lusts]

One of my relatives wake up in the morning and saw his wife screaming , he asked her : what happened? She answered : our daughter got a palsy.!!!

He said calmly: No, Allah wont do this to me .

He trusted in Allah then it was proved that it was a momentary sickness , looks like a palsy , but it is not palsy at all .

I hope that you trust in Allah , He wont leave you Allah says : be as I want , I will be as you want.

The one who makes all anxieties one anxiety / the anxiety of the life-after / Allah will protect him from the other temporary anxiety .

And praises be to Allah