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Whoever Prayed Toward A Direction Other Than The Qiblah, Then Discovered The Direction Of The Qiblah

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 1045 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 274

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1045. Anas narrated: "The Prophet ﷺ and his Companions would pray towards Bait Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem), then this Verse was revealed: 'So turn your face towards Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām; and wherever you are, turn your faces towards it.'[1] A person passed by (the tribe of) Banū Salamah, and they were in Rukū', praying Fajr towards Bait Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). (He called out) twice: 'Verily the Qiblah has been changed to the Ka'bah.' So they turned around while they were in Rukū' until they faced the Ka'bah."(Ṣaḥīḥ)

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1045 - حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، " أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابَهُ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: {فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ} [البقرة: 144]، فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلَمَةَ، فَنَادَاهُمْ وَهُمْ رُكُوعٌ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ: أَلَا إِنَّ الْقِبْلَةَ قَدْ حُوِّلَتْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ، مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَمَالُوا كَمَا هُمْ رُكُوعٌ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ "

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1. In case, a person prays with his face turned in a direction other than the Qiblah unintentionally, his prayer is valid. 2. One who is not praying may instruct the other who is praying, if need be. 3. Such instruction does not invalidate a prayer. And Allāh knows best. Chapters On The Friday Prayer