Thread by @TheOblongata

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1: The shape was rectangular: the House includes that open space called the Hateem/Hijr Ismail.

5yrs before Prophethood, the Quraysh decided to rebuild the Kaabah after a flood had damaged it. Trouble was they didnt have enough money and..

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2: building materials so they made it smaller/cuboid and demarcated the rest as the Hateem.

This is mentioned in several hadiths. When Aisha RA told SAW that she wanted to pray in the Kaabah, he SAW took her to the Hateem and explained that it’s part of the Kaabah

3: Quraysh didnt have enough building materials because the hijaz is/was largely desert. There wasnt enough good wood needed for construction. Infact they got the wood they used for the rebuilding from a Roman cargo ship that was wrecked near Jiddah (Juddah)

Quraysh didnt have..

4: ..enough money because they decided on using only LICIT money. 😅😹😹, yep they actually knew that money from gambling, riba, banditry were illicit and shouldnt be used for a holy project like building the Kaabah!😅

Infact it said that Abu Jahl & Walid bin Mughirah

5: ..both of whom will be arch enemies of Islam, warned folks against donating illicit wealth!

“O Quraysh, do not bring into this, ill gotten wealth, the hire of a harlot, nor money taken in usury, nor anything from wrong & violence” -Walid bn Mughirah

They knew wrong ooo!😅☺️

6: 🤔See the Quraysh are to some extent, more moral than some people in our society who would launder govt money & send people to Hajj or donate to mosques! 😭 Good action with ill gotten wealth is still wrong in Islam!

In any case, another reason why Quraysh had to make..

7: the Bait smaller was because they made structural modifications. To restrict access & prevent theft, they increased the building height & elevated the door from ground level; for the 1st time, the Kaabah also got a roof & a water spout for drainage to minimize moisture damage.