Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 4493

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"And from wheresoever you start forth (for prayers) turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid-al-Ḥarām (at Makkah)..." (V.2:149)

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Darussalam · Volume 6

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

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الحديث: 4493 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 22

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4493. Narrated Ibn 'Umar: رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: While some people were at Qubā' (offering) morning prayer, a man came to them and said, "Last night Qurā'nic Verses have been revealed whereby the Prophet ﷺ has been ordered to face the Ka'bah (at Makkah), so you, too, should face it." So they, keeping their postures, turned towards the Ka'bah. Formerly the people were facing Sham (Jerusalem).

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4493 - حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ العَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، يَقُولُ: بَيْنَا النَّاسُ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِقُبَاءٍ، إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: «أُنْزِلَ اللَّيْلَةَ قُرْآنٌ، فَأُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا، وَاسْتَدَارُوا كَهَيْئَتِهِمْ فَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى الكَعْبَةِ وَكَانَ وَجْهُ النَّاسِ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ»

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