Muslim

Hadith Commentary:
Kada’ bil-Mad and Kada’ bil-Qasr are both names of locations.
The first location is on the upper side of Makkah, and the second is on the lower side. This narration is contrary to those authentic narrations in which it is mentioned that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) entered from Kada’, that is, the upper side, and ordered Khalid (radi Allahu anhu) to enter from Kada’, that is, the lower side.
When Khalid ibn al-Walid (radi Allahu anhu) entered Makkah with a large army, the polytheists put up a slight resistance.
The disbelievers were gathered by Safwan ibn Umayyah and Suhayl ibn Amr.
Two Muslims were martyred, and twelve or thirteen disbelievers were killed; the rest all fled. This has already been mentioned previously.

Hadith Commentary:
Kada’ (with a long vowel) is a mountain near Makkah, and Kuda (with a dammah on the kaf) is another mountain which is on the route to Yemen.
This narration, apparently, is contrary to the subsequent narrations.
However, Kirmani has said that this refers to the conquest of Makkah, while the subsequent narrations pertain to the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada’).
Hafiz has said that this is a mistake of the narrator, and it is correct that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) entered from Kada’, that is, from the elevated side; this phrase relates to “min a‘la Kada’ Makkah” and not to “Kuda” (with a short vowel) (Wahidi).

Hadith Commentary:
The second narration explains the first narration, namely that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) entered from the upper side on the occasion of the conquest of Makkah and departed from the lower side.

Most commentators have attributed the second narration to an error (wahm) on the part of the narrator, who described the upper part of Makkah as being associated with Kada, whereas the reality is the opposite.

Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) also mentioned the possibility of error, but in our view, there is no need to attribute this narration to a narrator’s error, because the upper part of Makkah is either an explanation (tafsir) of Kada or an alternative for it.

At most, it can be said that there is a slight gap between the explainer and the explained, and there is nothing problematic in this; in the Arabic language, such occurrences are frequent.

In any case, rather than attributing this narration to a narrator’s error, it is better to interpret it—even if that interpretation is somewhat far-fetched.

1:
By "elevation" is meant Thaniyyah Kada', which is towards Maqbarat al-Ma'la in Makkah Mukarramah; it is elevated. And by "declivity" is meant Thaniyyah Kuda, which is towards Bab al-Umrah and Bab Malik Fahd, and is in a lower area.

1869. Commentary: Perhaps the same wisdom is concealed in the difference of routes for coming and going, as is considered in keeping a distinction between the routes for the Eid prayer and for going to and returning from Arafat; that is, the abundance of places of worship, so that on the Day of Resurrection, a person may also obtain the testimony of those parts of the earth in his favor. (Tayseer al-‘Allam Sharh ‘Umdat al-Ahkam)