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Sunan Abi Dawud 1045 (Book 2, Hadith 656) #21337
Changing Direction of Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet and his companions changing their direction of prayer from Jerusalem to the Kaaba.

Anas said: The Prophet ﷺ and his Companions used to pray in the direction of Jerusalem. When the following verse was revealed: " So turn thy face towards the inviolable mosque"; and Ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your face towards it"(ii. 144), a man passed by the people of Banu Salamah. He called them while they were bowing in the morning prayer facing Jerusalem: Lo, the qiblah (direction of prayer) has been changed towards the ka’bah. He called them twice. So they turned their faces towards the Ka’bah while they were bowing.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابَهُ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ ‏}‏ فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ فَنَادَاهُمْ وَهُمْ رُكُوعٌ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ أَلاَ إِنَّ الْقِبْلَةَ قَدْ حُوِّلَتْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَمَالُوا كَمَا هُمْ رُكُوعٌ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ
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prayer  *  direction  *  revelation  *  kaaba

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Follow Allah's commands as revealed through His messenger
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how the Prophet Muhammad and his companions used to pray in the direction of Jerusalem, until a verse was revealed in the Quran that changed their qiblah, or direction of prayer, to be towards the Kabah. A man passed by them while they were bowing in morning prayer facing Jerusalem and called out that their qiblah has been changed. They then turned their faces towards Kabah while still bowing. This hadith teaches us that we should always follow Allah's commands as revealed through His messenger, even if it means changing our habits or routines. It also shows us how important it is for Muslims to pray five times a day facing Mecca, as this was an instruction given directly by Allah Himself.

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