It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If we had the strength, I would demolish the Kaaba and rebuild it anew, and I would make two doors for it—people would enter through one door and exit through the other. Then, when Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) became the ruler, he demolished it and made two doors for it according to the wish of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). But after him, when the era of Hajjaj came, he demolished it again and rebuilt it on its previous foundations.