What is the explanation of the حديث: "Do you not see that when your people built the Kaaba, they fell short of the foundations of Abraham?" She (Aisha) said: "So I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, why do you not restore it to the foundations of Abraham?'" Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Were it not for your people's recent departure from disbelief, I would have done so," and what is the meaning of the word "الجُدُر" (the walls) in Aisha's question: "Are the walls part of the House?"
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The word "al-Jadr" refers to theHijr, also known as Hijr Isma'il, and not the Black Stone. This is supported by the hadith of Aisha, who asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, whether al-Jadr was part of the House [Kaaba]. He replied: "Yes," and explained that her people (Quraysh) fell short in their expenses, so they raised its door to admit whoever they wished and prevent whoever they wished. Imam al-Nawawi and al-'Ayni stated that it is pronounced with an open "jim" and a silent "dal," and it refers to the Hijr.
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