Sahih al-Bukhari 1584

Hadith text

Narrated `Aisha:I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) whether the round wall (near Ka`ba) was part of the Ka`ba. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied in the affirmative. I further said, "What is wrong with them, why have they not included it in the building of the Ka`ba?" He said, "Don't you see that your people (Quraish) ran short of money (so they could not include it inside the building of Ka`ba)?" I asked, "What about its gate? Why is it so high?" He replied, "Your people did this so as to admit into it whomever they liked and prevent whomever they liked. Were your people not close to the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance (i.e. they have recently embraced Islam) and were I not afraid that they would dislike it, surely I would have included the (area of the) wall inside the building of the Ka`ba and I would have lowered its gate to the level of the ground

Ayesha (رضی اللہ عنہا) bataati hain: Maine Nabi se pucha kya (Ka'ba ke paas ki) golai wali deewar Ka'ba ka hissa hai. Nabi ne haan mein jawab diya. Maine phir pucha: "Unhe kya hua, unhone ise Ka'ba ki imaarat mein kyun shamil nahi kiya?" Aap ne kaha: "Kya tumhe nahi pata ke tumhari qaum (Quraish) ke paas paise kam pad gaye the (isliye woh Ka'ba ki imaarat mein shamil na kar sake)?" Maine pucha: "Aur iska darwaza itna ooncha kyun hai?" Aap ne jawab diya: "Tumhari qaum ne aisa isliye kiya taake woh jise chahen andar aane den aur jise chahen roken. Agar tumhari qaum abhi haal hi mein jahiliyat se na nikli hoti aur mujhe dar na hota ke unhe yeh napasand aayegi, to main zaroor deewar ko Ka'ba ki imaarat mein shamil kar deta aur darwaze ko zameen ke barabar tak neecha kar deta."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1584 · Book 25, Hadith 70