Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #7251
Hadith #7251
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ بَيْنَا النَّاسُ بِقُبَاءٍ فِي صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ آتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلَةَ قُرْآنٌ، وَقَدْ أُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا. وَكَانَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ فَاسْتَدَارُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ.
While the people were at Quba offering the morning prayer, suddenly a person came to them saying,
"Tonight Divine Inspiration has been revealed to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he has been ordered to face the
Ka`ba (in prayers): therefore you people should face it." There faces were towards Sham, so they
turned their faces towards the Ka`ba (at Mecca).
Narrated by
Abdullah ibn Umar (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 95/7251
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 95: Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person