فأدار على الأساس الخشب ونصب من فوقها الأستار حفظا للقبلة وبعث إلى صنعاء في الفضّة والكلس فحملها. وسأل عن مقطع الحجارة الأوّل فجمع منها ما احتاج إليه
Therefore, he set .up a wooden scaffolding over the foundations and placed curtains over it, in order to preserve the qiblah (and keep it visible as a temporary measure). He sent to San'a' for gypsum and quicklime, which he had brought back (to Mecca). He asked about the original stone quarry used in constructing (the Ka'bah). As many stones as were needed by him were brought together