Sahih al-Bukhari 7251

Book 95: Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person · Hadith 6

Hadith text

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.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: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)

Abdullah bin Umar bataate hain: Jab log Quba mein subah ki namaz padh rahe the, achaanak ek shaks unke paas aaya aur kaha, 'Aaj raat Allah ke Rasool (SAW) par Ilaahi Wahi naazil hui hai aur unhein hukm diya gaya hai ke wo Kaaba ki taraf muh karein (namaz mein): isliye tum logon ko bhi uski taraf muh karna chaahiye.' Unke chehre Sham (uttar) ki taraf the, isliye unhone apne chehre Kaaba (Makkah) ki taraf modh liye.

Sahih al-Bukhari 7251 · Book 95, Hadith 6

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