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Bayhaqi 3786 — Praying inside the Kaaba

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ، أنبأ أَبُو سَهْلِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْقَطَّانُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ غَالِبٍ، ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، ثنا سَيْفٌ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُجَاهِدًا، يَقُولُ: أُتِيَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: هَذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ دَخَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ قَالَ: فَأَقْبَلْتُ فَأَجِدُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ خَرَجَ وَأَجِدُ بِلَالًا عَلَى الْبَابِ قَائِمًا فَقُلْتُ: يَا بِلَالُ هَلْ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ: أَيْنَ؟ قَالَ: بَيْنَ الْأُسْطُوَانَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي وَجْهِ الْكَعْبَةِ " رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ مُسَدَّدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَيُقَالُ: قَدْ رَوَاهُ أَيْضًا، عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ وَفِيهِ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى فِي الْكَعْبَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَدِ اتَّفَقَتْ رِوَايَةُ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ وَعُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَفُلَيْحِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَابْنِ عَوْنٍ وَغَيْرِهِمْ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ كَمْ صَلَّى، وَفِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى فِيهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخْبَرَ عَنْ أَقَلِّ مَا يَكُونُ صَلَاةً، وَسَكَتَ عَمَّا زَادَ عَلَيْهِمَا؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ بِلَالًا.
Sayf (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) say: Someone came to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) at his house and he was told: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has entered the Ka'bah." He said: When I came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had already left, but I found Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) standing at the door, so I said: O Bilal! Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pray inside the Ka'bah? He said: Yes, he did. I asked: Where did he pray? He said: He prayed two rak'ahs between the two pillars, then he came out and prayed two rak'ahs facing the Ka'bah.
(b) It is reported from Abu Nu'aym (may Allah have mercy on him) that he prayed two rak'ahs inside the Ka'bah. The narrations of Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, Ubaydullah bin Umar, Fulayh bin Sulayman and Ibn Awn (may Allah have mercy on them), which they reported from Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), all agree that Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) forgot to ask how many rak'ahs he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, while in this hadith the number is specified: that he prayed two rak'ahs.
(c) It is possible that he reported the minimum amount of his (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer and remained silent about whatever he prayed beyond two rak'ahs, because he had not asked Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) (about it).
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 3786
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «صحيح۔ اخرجه البخاري 1171»