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Jami at-Tirmidhi 345 (Book 2, Hadith 197) #25910
Praying in Any Direction

SUMMARY: The hadith is about how the Prophet and his companions were on a journey in a dark night and did not know the direction of the Qiblah, so each man prayed in his own direction. In the morning, Allah revealed that wherever one turns, there is His Face.

Abdullah bin Amir bin Rabi'ah narrated from his father who said: "We were with the Prophet on a journey on a very dark night and we did not know the direction of the Qiblah. So each man among us prayed in his own direction. In the morning when we mentioned that to the Prophet, then the following was revealed: So where ever you turn, there is the Face of Allah".
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ السَّمَّانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ فِي سَفَرٍ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُظْلِمَةٍ فَلَمْ نَدْرِ أَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةُ فَصَلَّى كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا عَلَى حِيَالِهِ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا ذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ فَنَزَلَ‏:‏ ‏(‏فَأَيْنَمَا تُولُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ الله‏)‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِذَاكَ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَشْعَثَ السَّمَّانِ ‏.‏ وَأَشْعَثُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ السَّمَّانُ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِلَى هَذَا ‏.‏ قَالُوا إِذَا صَلَّى فِي الْغَيْمِ لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَبَانَ لَهُ بَعْدَ مَا صَلَّى أَنَّهُ صَلَّى لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَإِنَّ صَلاَتَهُ جَائِزَةٌ ‏.‏ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  direction  *  revelation  *  salat  *  qiblah  *  wahi

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray sincerely with faithfulness no matter what direction you are facing .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about an incident when Prophet Muhammad and his companions were on a journey during a very dark night. They did not know which way was the Qiblah, or direction of prayer. So each man among them prayed in their own direction. In the morning when they mentioned this to Prophet Muhammad, Allah revealed that wherever one turns there is His Face. This teaches us that even if we don't know which way to pray or turn towards for our prayers, Allah will still accept it as long as we are sincere with our intentions and have faith in Him. It also shows us how merciful Allah is towards His believers; He does not want anyone to be confused or lost due to lack of knowledge or resources but instead guides them through revelation and mercy so they can continue worshipping Him with sincerity and faithfulness.

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