Sayyiduna Sa’ib bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he too was among those who built the Ka’bah during the era of ignorance. He says: I had a stone, I would carve it with my own hands and then worship it, leaving Allah aside. The clotted milk over which I was miserly with myself, I would bring and pour it over that idol. Then a dog would come and lick it, and then lift one leg and urinate on it. So, when we reached the place of Hajar al-Aswad during the construction of the House of Allah, and no one was looking at the Hajar al-Aswad, while it was lying among the stones like a man’s head, and (it was so shiny that) a man’s face could be seen in it, a clan (sub-tribe) of the Quraysh said: We will install this stone in its place. Other people said: We will place it. Then they said: Select one man among yourselves as an arbitrator. Then they said: Whoever comes first from that open path, he will decide. Just then, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appeared from there. Everyone said: The Trustworthy one has come. The people explained the details to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed the stone in a cloth and then called their tribes. They held the corners of the cloth and lifted it, and then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) installed it in its place.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب سيرة أول النبيين وخاتم المرسلين نبينا محمد بن عبد الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم / 10477
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده صحيح ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 15504 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 15589»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … According to some narrations, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam summoned the chief of each tribe and then handed a piece of cloth to each chief.
In one narration, it is stated: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “Let each tribe hold the cloth from one side, and then all of you together lift it.” So they did so, and when they brought the stone near its place, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam lifted it and set it in its place.
This was the trustworthiness, honesty, wisdom, and sagacity of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.