It was built by Qusayy ibn Kilab approximately 200 years before the Hijrah. It was given this name because they used to hold consultations there. This is the very house where the Quraysh leaders would gather to devise plans against the propagation of Islam. It was also there that they plotted to kill the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
In 284 AH, during the expansion of al-Masjid al-Haram, the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu‘taḍid incorporated Dar al-Nadwah into al-Masjid al-Haram. It is currently located at the northwestern end of al-Masjid al-Haram.