She had recognized the bright future for Muhammad (s)...

She had recognized the bright future for Muhammad (s),[^80] and was pleased to accept him as her spouse.[^81] She made an offer of marriage and he consulted with his uncles who accepted this marriage, which took place in a family gathering.[^82] It is said that at that time, Khadijah was forty years old and Muhammad (s) was twenty-five.[^83] She was his first wife.[^84] Installation of the Black Stone Muhammad's excellent manners, honesty and decency had attracted the Meccan people so much that everybody called him amin meaning trustworthy.[^85] He was so reliable that they decided to use his good judgment in the installation of the Black Stone.[^86] He resolved their problem through high prudence and discretion.

Due to the flood which descended from the mountains of Mecca, the walls of the Kaaba had broken on several sides. This event took place when he was thirty-five years old. Up to that day, the Kaaba had no ceiling and its walls were low. For this reason, its internal treasures were unprotected. People of Quraysh decided to build a roof; however, they were not able to carry out their plan.

After the event of the flood, the leaders of the Meccan tribes decided to destroy the building to reconstruct it with a roof over it. At the time of the reconstruction, there were disagreements among the tribes over the location of the Black Stone. Once again, competitions and resorting to tribal pride surfaced. Each tribe desperately tried to have the honor of installing the stone.

Some tribes, by thrusting their hands into a vessel full of blood, vowed not to let any other tribe have the honor of the installation. Finally, upon the suggestion made by the eldest man of Quraysh, they decided to follow the opinion of the first person who would enter the Mosque from the entrance called Bab al-safa. Suddenly, Muhammad (s) entered the mosque from that direction. Everybody declared that Muhammad (s) was trustworthy and they would listen to his judgment.

A piece of cloth was brought in by the order of the trustworthy man of Quraysh i.e. Muhammad (s). He spread the piece of cloth, wrapped the stone inside it and asked the Qurayshi leaders to take each corner of it and collectively carry it to the wall. As soon as the stone was taken to the wall, Muhammad (s) installed it in its original location.[^87] With his delicate discretion and prudence, he solved their problem stopping a potentially huge amount of bloodshed.