49. Destruction of the Ka’bah

RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “The ones who will transgress against the sanctity of Al-Ka’bah will be its people (meaning the Ummah).” No enemy can destroy the Ka’bah. The only transgression against it will be when this Ummah transgresses it. RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, “When that happens, don’t ask about the perishing of the Arabs.” Then RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam says, “Abyssinia would come and they would destroy al-Ka’bah and they would take out the treasures of the Ka’bah.”

RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam told us exactly who would destroy the Ka’bah in a hadith in Bukhaari. Abu Hurayrah narrated that RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “DhusSuwaiqatain (the thin legged man) from Ethiopia will demolish the Ka’bah.” [Bukhaari, 2/26/666]

Ibn Abbaas narrated the Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “As if I were looking at him, a black person with thin legs plucking the stones of the Ka’ba one after another.” [Bukhaari, 2/26/665]