First, jazaka'Allaahu khairun for citing that evidence.
First, we have to establish the fact that there are no saheeh hadeeths that prove that our father Adaam (Peace be upon him) built the Ka'baah. So the narrations cited from Ibn Hisham have been proven to be inauthentic.
The statement by Ibn Hajar (May Allaah have mercy on him) is simply an opinion that he favoured.
An article at a known da'wah site that associates itself with the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia (may Allaah preserve) states:
2. No authentic references state that the Sacred House had been built before Abraham (peace be upon him). However, some people argue that the Sacred House was built before Abraham, supporting their argument by the Qur'anic verses, "Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House." and "And remember Abraham and Ishmael raised the foundations of the House," These verses suggest that the foundations and the site were there before Abraham. Nevertheless, the sound view is that these verses mean that the location and site of the Sacred House had been determined in Allah's Eternal Knowledge, the day He created the heavens and the earth. Thus the location of the House had been known, but the actual process of construction was carried out first by Abraham, the Close One to Allah, and his son, Ishmael (peace be upon them both)
Other stories related to the construction of the House have been attributed to the Israelites. Such stories are not to be either accepted nor rejected, for the best knowledge is with Allah, the All-Knowing.
Apart from the ayah that states that Allaah (Exalted is He) ordered Ibraahim
The opinions that the past scholars favoured are listed and its weakness.
ANGELS' BUILDING OF THE KA`BAH:
(NOTICE: This version of the Ka'bah's construction by the Angles is groundles and mentioned only to indicate its weakness.)
Allah, the Exalted, said to the Angels, " I will create a vicegerent on earth. The Angels said, " O Lord! A vicegerent other than ourselves, who will make mischief therein, shed blood, practise envy and hatred, while we celebrate Thy praise and glorify Thy Holy Name, and disobey Thou not". Allah, the Exalted, said, " I know what ye know not."
The Angels thought that what they had said was considered a rejection of their Lord's Will, and that He, therefore, became angry with them. Thereupon, they sought shelter under the Throne, raised their heads, pointed their fingers, submissively entreated Him, and wept as they were afraid of His wrath.
They compassed the Throne round for a long time. Accordingly, Allah looked upon them, and His mercy was sent down unto them. Then, Allah built a house beneath the Throne called Al-Bait Al-Ma`mur [the Oft-frequented House]. Then, He said to the Angels, "Circumambulate round this House and leave the Throne." Thereupon, the Angels circumambulated round the House. Seventy thousand Angels would visit the House night and day and never return.
Then, Allah, the Exalted, sent Angels down to earth and said, "Build a House for Me on earth, based on the same design and measurements." Allah, the Exalted, ordered Man to go round that House [Ka`bah] such as was done to the Oft-frequented House by the Angels.
THE CONSTRUCTION BY ADAM (PBUH):
(NOTICE: This version of the Ka`bah's construction by Adam is groundless and is mentioned only to indicate its weakness).
1. It is reported that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Allah sent Gabriel to Adam and Eve to say to them, "Build a House for Allah." Gabriel laid the designs for them. Then, Adam began to dig while Eve removed the dust, until he struck water. Whereupon, he was called from beneath, "Adam! That is enough!" 2. After completing construction, Adam was directed by Allah to circumambulate the House [Ka'bah]. It was said to him, "You are the first Man (to be created), and this is the first House to be built." Several centuries passed until the foundations of the House were laid by Abraham. Thus, the first person to lay the foundations of the House, pray therein, and circumambulate it was Adam (peace be upon him).
THE CONSTRUCTION BY SHEETH:
(NOTICE: This version of the Ka`bah's construction by Sheeth is groundless and mentioned only to indicate its weakness).
1. Following Adam's death, his sons built the House [Ka`bah] from mud and stone. (It has been narrated that the one who built it was Sheeth (peace be upon him). It was maintained and frequented by their children until Noah's time when it was demolished and obliterated by the Flood. 2. According to some of the Judaic tales narrated by Wahb bin Munabbih, Adam pitched a tent at the site of the House. When he died, that tent was lifted up by Allah, the Exalted. Thus, the first construction of the House was undertaken by Adam's sons.
The prophet (Peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“May Allah bestow Mercy on Isma'eel's mother! Had she let the Zam-Zam (flow without trying to control it) (or had she not scooped from that water) (to fill her water-skin), Zam-Zam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the Earth.” The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) further added: “Then she drank (water) and suckled her child. The Angel said to her: “Don't be afraid of being neglected, for this is the House of Allah which will be built by this boy and his father, and Allah never neglects His people.” The House (i.e. Kaa'ba) at that time was on a high place resembling a hillock... She lived in that way till some people from the tribe of Jurhum or a family from Jurhum passed by her and her child, as they (i.e. the Jurhum people) were coming through the way of Kada'. They landed in the lower part of Makkah where they saw a bird that had the habit of flying around water and not leaving it. They said: “This bird must be flying around water, though we know that there is no water in this valley.” They sent one or two messengers who discovered the source of water, and returned to inform them of the water. So, they all came (towards the water).” [Saheeh al-Bukharee]
This indicates that the House was never build before and that the location was already determined by Allaah (Exalted is He) in his eternal knowledge as the article mentions.
The Prophet also said:
“Don't you see that when your folk built the Kaa'ba, they did not build it on all the foundations built by Abraham?" I said: "O Allah's Apostle! Why don't we rebuild it on the foundations of Abraham?" He said. "But for the fact that your folk have recently given up infidelity (I would have done so).” [Saheeh al-Bukharee, vol: 4, no: 587]
Also, it is reported that Ibn Abbaas said:
"Had the people not performed Hajj to this House (K'abah) Allah would have let the sky fall on the earth (hence terminating life) .
This is the opinion [with the most evidence] favoured by Imaam ibn Katheer (May Allaah have mercy on him)
Since Prophet Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) performed the first Hajj and proclaimed it, it reconciles perfect with the above cited report since Allaah (exalted is He) said in Soorat Al-Hajj:
And proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform Hajj).
The claim that Suleymaan (peace be upon him) re-built Al-Masjid al-Aqsa is correct since it was narrated in a saheeh that he built it and mentioned by the Prophet that it existed before him.
Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: “I said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah, which mosque was built on earth first?’ He said, ‘Al-Masjid al-Haraam [in Makkah].’ I said, ‘Then which?’ He said, ‘Al-Masjid al-Aqsa.’ I said, ‘How much time was there between them?’ He said, ‘Forty years. So wherever you are when the time for prayer comes, pray, for that is the best thing to do.’”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3366; Muslim, 520.
Since the timespan between the construction of these sites is 40 years, the one who laid the foundations of Al-Masjid al-Aqsa would most likely be Prophet Yaqoob (peace be upon him) and not the sons of Adaam.
it was ibrahim (as) who was given the command by Allah to build the kabah......... also when hajirah (as) ibrahim (as) wife was running between mount safa and marwa there was nothing in the surrounding area. it was only after the zamzam incident that buldings were build around that location.
