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Sunan Ibn Majah 1020 (Book 5, Hadith 218) #30372
Praying in any Direction with Faith

SUMMARY: The hadith is about how the Prophet (PBUH) and his companions were on a journey and they were unable to determine the Qiblah, so they prayed in a direction other than the Qiblah. Later, when the sun reappeared, Allah revealed verses from the Quran that wherever you turn there is the Face of Allah.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Rabi’ah that his father said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and the sky was overcast so it was difficult for us to determine the Qiblah. So we performed prayer, and we marked the location.* Later, when the sun reappeared, we realized that we had prayed facing a direction other than the Qiblah. We mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ, then the Words were revealed: 'So wherever you turn there is the Face of Allah.’" 2:115
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ السَّمَّانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ فِي سَفَرٍ فَتَغَيَّمَتِ السَّمَاءُ وَأَشْكَلَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْقِبْلَةُ فَصَلَّيْنَا وَأَعْلَمْنَا فَلَمَّا طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ إِذَا نَحْنُ قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ ﷺ ـ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ‏{فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ}‏
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prayer  *  direction  *  faith  *  journey

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith and pray sincerely no matter what direction you face towards while praying .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about an incident that happened during one of Prophet Muhammad's journeys with his companions. They were unable to determine which direction was towards Mecca for prayer due to cloudy weather conditions. So they prayed facing a different direction than what was intended. Later when it cleared up, Allah revealed verses from Quran that wherever you turn there is the Face of Allah. This teaches us that even if we are not sure which way we should be facing while praying, as long as we have faith and do it with sincerity then our prayers will still be accepted by God no matter what direction we face towards.

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