Hadith #124
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ الْمَعْنَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْلَا حَدَاثَةُ عَهْدِ قَوْمِكِ بِالْكُفْر
ِ لَنَقَضْتُ الْكَعْبَةَ ثُمَّ جَعَلْتُهَا عَلَى أُسِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَإِنَّ قُرَيْشًا يَوْمَ بَنَتْهَا اسْتَقْصَرَتْ وَلَجَعَلْتُ لَهَا خَلْفًا قَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ خِلْفًا
Isnad Chain
ابن نمير
هشام وأبو أسامة
هشام المعنى
أبيه
عائشة
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Were it not that your people had recently left disbelief, I would have demolished the Kaaba and rebuilt it on the foundation of Ibrahim, peace be upon him. For when Quraysh built it, they fell short, and I would have made a back door for it.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 44, Hadith 124
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 23162
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-59552