Chapter on Virtues of Hajj
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 2
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «كَانَ طُولُ اَلْكَعْبَةِ تِسْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا سَقْفٌ فَسَقَّفَهَا قُرَيْشٌ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ ذِرَاعاً ثُمَّ كَسَرَهَا اَلْحَجَّاجُ عَلَى اِبْنِ اَلزُّبَيْرِ فَبَنَاهَا وَ جَعَلَهَا سَبْعَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ ذِرَاعاً ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "The height of the Kaaba was nine cubits, and it had no roof. The Quraysh then roofed it, raising its height to eighteen cubits. Later, Al-Hajjaj demolished it during his conflict with Ibn Al-Zubayr and rebuilt it, raising its height to twenty-seven cubits."
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