Hadith 4486

The Statement of Allāh تعالى: "The fools (pagans, hypocrites and Jews) among the people will say, 'What has turned them (Muslims) from their Qiblah [Ṣalāt (prayer) direction (towards Jerusalem)]...'" (V.2:142)

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Darussalam · Volume 6

65 - THE BOOK OF COMMENTARY:(Interpretation of the Qur'an)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 4486 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 21

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4486. Narrated Al-Barā' رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ offered Ṣalāt (prayer) facing Bait-ul-Maḳdis (i.e., Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months but he wished that his Qiblah would be the Ka'bah (at Makkah). [So Allāh revealed (V.2:144)]. And he offered 'Aṣr prayer (in his mosque facing Ka'bah at Makkah) and some people offered Ṣalāt (prayer) with him. A man from among those who had offered Salāt (prayer) with him, went out and passed by some people offering Salāt (prayer) in another mosque, and they were in the state of bowing. He said, "I (swearing by Allāh) testify that I have offered Salāt (prayer) with the Prophet ﷺ facing Makkah." Hearing that, they turned their faces towards the direction of Ka'bah while they were still bowing. Some men had died before the Qiblah was changed towards the Ka'bah. They had been killed and we did not know what to say about them (i.e., whether their Salāt (prayer) towards Jerusalem were accepted or not). So Allāh revealed: "... And Allāh would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e., your prayer offered towards Jerusalem). Truly, Allāh is full of kindness, the Most Merciful towards mankind." (V.2:143)

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4486 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، سَمِعَ زُهَيْرًا، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ البَرَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى إِلَى بَيْتِ المَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، وَكَانَ يُعْجِبُهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ قِبْلَتُهُ قِبَلَ البَيْتِ، وَأَنَّهُ صَلَّى، أَوْ صَلَّاهَا، صَلاَةَ العَصْرِ وَصَلَّى مَعَهُ قَوْمٌ» فَخَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ صَلَّى مَعَهُ فَمَرَّ عَلَى أَهْلِ المَسْجِدِ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ، قَالَ: أَشْهَدُ بِاللَّهِ، لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِبَلَ مَكَّةَ، فَدَارُوا كَمَا هُمْ قِبَلَ البَيْتِ، وَكَانَ الَّذِي مَاتَ عَلَى القِبْلَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُحَوَّلَ قِبَلَ البَيْتِ رِجَالٌ قُتِلُوا، لَمْ نَدْرِ مَا نَقُولُ فِيهِمْ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ: {وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ}

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