Saying this, he commenced demolishing the Ka‘bah in the region of the Hajr-e-Aswad and the Rukn-e-Yamaani. The people of Makkah said, “Let us wait through the night to see that no punishment strikes Waleed. If any natural calamity or disaster befalls him, we will restore the house of Allah Ta‘ala to its former state. Otherwise, we will also assist Waleed in demolishing the present structure.
(Extracted from Seeratul Mustafa 1/114-115)