Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #4491
Hadith #4491
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ قَزَعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ بَيْنَا النَّاسُ بِقُبَاءٍ فِي صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ آتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلَةَ قُرْآنٌ، وَقَدْ أُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا. وَكَانَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ فَاسْتَدَارُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ.
While some people were offering Fajr prayer at Quba' (mosque), some-one came to them and said,
"Tonight some Qur'anic Verses have been revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he has been ordered to face the
Ka`ba (at Mecca) (during prayers), so you too should turn your faces towards it." At that time their
faces were towards Sham (Jerusalem) so they turned towards the Ka`ba (at Mecca).
Narrated by
Abdullah ibn Umar (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 65/4491
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))