Hadith 40

The (offering of) Salāt (prayers) is a part of faith.

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2 - THE BOOK OF BELIEF (FAITH)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 40 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 17

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English translation

40. Narrated Al-Barā' (bin 'Azīb) رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: When the Prophet ﷺ came to Al-Madina, he stayed first with his grandfathers or maternal uncles from Anṣār. He offered his Salāt (prayers) facing Bait-ul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but he wished that he could pray facing the Ka'bah (at Makkah). The first Salāt (prayer) which he ﷺ offered facing the Ka'bah was the 'Aṣr prayer in the company of some people. Then one of those who had offered that Salāt with him came out and passed by some people in a mosque who were bowing during their Salāt (facing Jerusalem). He said addressing them, "By Allāh, I testify that I have offered Salāt with Allāh's Messenger ﷺ facing Makkah (Ka'bah)." (Hearing that), those people changed their direction towards the Ka'bah immediately. Jews and the people of the Scriptures used to be pleased to see (the Prophet ﷺ) facing Jerusalem in Salāt but when he ﷺ changed his direction towards the Ka'bah, (during the Salāt), they disapproved of it. Al-Barā' رضي الله عنه added, "Before we changed our direction towards the Ka'bah (at Makkah) in prayers, some Muslims had died or had been killed and we did not know what to say about them (regarding their prayers.) Allāh جل جلاله then revealed: "And Allāh would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. your Salāt (prayers) offered towards Jerusalem)." (V.2:143)

Arabic text

40 - حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ البَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا قَدِمَ المَدِينَةَ نَزَلَ عَلَى أَجْدَادِهِ، أَوْ قَالَ أَخْوَالِهِ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، وَأَنَّهُ «صَلَّى قِبَلَ بَيْتِ المَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، وَكَانَ يُعْجِبُهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ قِبْلَتُهُ قِبَلَ البَيْتِ، وَأَنَّهُ صَلَّى أَوَّلَ صَلاَةٍ صَلَّاهَا صَلاَةَ العَصْرِ، وَصَلَّى مَعَهُ قَوْمٌ» فَخَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ صَلَّى مَعَهُ، فَمَرَّ عَلَى أَهْلِ مَسْجِدٍ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ، فَقَالَ: أَشْهَدُ بِاللَّهِ لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِبَلَ مَكَّةَ، فَدَارُوا كَمَا هُمْ قِبَلَ البَيْتِ، وَكَانَتِ اليَهُودُ قَدْ أَعْجَبَهُمْ إِذْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قِبَلَ بَيْتِ المَقْدِسِ، وَأَهْلُ الكِتَابِ، فَلَمَّا وَلَّى وَجْهَهُ قِبَلَ البَيْتِ، أَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ. قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ البَرَاءِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ هَذَا: أَنَّهُ مَاتَ عَلَى القِبْلَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُحَوَّلَ رِجَالٌ وَقُتِلُوا، فَلَمْ نَدْرِ مَا نَقُولُ فِيهِمْ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ} [البقرة: 143]

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