Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say to Sayyiduna Uthman bin Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him), when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) handed the key of the Ka'bah over to him: "Here, take it and keep it hidden!" The narrator says: That is why the key is kept hidden.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy). The matter of the custodianship (hijabah) of the House of Allah and the provision of water (siqayah) has already been mentioned earlier.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5738
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (1536) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 1536»