The Kaaba had been rebuilt up to the level of the Black Stone, at which point a conflict erupted among the clans of Quraish.  For, every clan believed and argued that they were more worthy of having the honor of restoring the Black Stone in its original place... As the heat of the debates increased and the arguments gave way to pushing and shoving it became almost impossible to prevent blood spill. 

 In fact, the sons of Abdulqadir and Adiyy took their oaths as far as drawing their swords and placing their heads under it…  Then to make their claim official they slaughtered a camel, based on a pagan ritual, licked its blood and spilt the rest of its blood between the two clans…

This ritual was an enactment of the possible blood spill that could take place between the two tribes if they couldn’t resolve the matter in a mutually beneficial way! Because of this incident they went down in history as “blood lickers”!

Five days went by, but no resolution was found… The nobles of the Kaaba had to find a solution to placing the Black Stone in its place in a way that would not offend the honor of any clan…

Finally, one of the elders among the nobles said, “O nobles of Quraish, let us determine a time among us and wait to see who enters the Haram al-Sharif first at that time. The first person to enter the Haram al-Sharif will be the arbitrator. Whatever he decides on, we will apply it…”

The nobles accepted and together they set a time. It was the very early morning of the next day… All of the nobles gathered and took their place in the Haram al-Sharif curiously waiting for their judge… Who was going to enter at such an early time and be the arbitrator?

Then suddenly all of their gazes turned toward the Bab as-Salam (The main door to enter the area of the Kaaba) …

A man loved and trusted by all of the Meccans came inside… It was Muhammad the TRUSTWORTHY! The nobles could not be happier and more relieved!

They went up to Muhammad and said, “O Muhammad the Trustworthy! If you accept, we have chosen you as our arbitrator for this case. Whatever you decide on, we are going to apply it without question!”

Our Master had to find a resolution to the problem that had been troubling the Meccans and the Nobles for days… To place the Black Stone in its place without dishonoring anyone and in a way that would be pleasing and acceptable by all of the four big clans involved…

 Muhammad did not disappoint the nobles or the clans. 

“O nobles of Quraish! Bring me a large cloth with four corners!” he requested. 

Then with his blessed hands he picked the Black Stone up and placed it on top of the cloth. He then turned to the four big clans and said:

“O Sons of Abdumanaf… O Sons of Abdu’dhar… O Sons of Mahzoon and O Sons of Adiyy… Let each of you choose the most honorable man among you to represent your clan and let each of these representatives hold one corner of this cloak to carry the Black Stone back to its place…” 

This simple solution had not crossed anybody’s mind… A conflict that could have become a great disaster was hence resolved in an easy and simple way… 

The representatives of the four clans carried the Stone together and brought it to its original position, at which point our Master picked it up with his blessed hands and fitted it back into its place, at approximately the height of an average man, in the eastern corner of the Kaaba…

Thus, a situation that could have easily become the cause for war was prevented and resolved by our Master’s wisdom, increasing his esteem and honor even more…