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The Sealed Nectar

 The Sealed Nectar by Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman

6.Rebuilding the K’abah.

When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was thirty-five years old, the Quraish decided to rebuild the Ka’bah, after a sudden flood had shaken its foundations and cracked its walls. When the rebuilding had reached the stage where the Black Stone (Hajr al-Aswad) had to be put in its place, a dispute arose and they began to fiercely argue, each clan wanting the honour of carrying out the noble task of placing the stone.

The people were about to fight one another, when one of the elders suggested a solution: “Make the first person to enter the gate your judge”, he said. They all looked, and to their great joy, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) entered. “Its al-Amin, the trustworthy one”, they cried, "We are happy to follow his decision". The Prophet (peace be upon him) saw what was happening and asked for a piece of cloth. He then took the Black Stone and placed it in the centre of the cloth. Thereafter, he told each clan leader to take a corner of the cloth and lift it together. They did this, bringing it to its position. He (peace be upon him) then put the Black Stone in its place with his own hands. Thus, a bloody clash was prevented and the dispute was resolved to everyone’s satisfaction.

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