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Musnad Ahmad 261 (Book 2, Hadith 175) #33950
Praying Where The Prophet Prayed

SUMMARY: Umar bin al-Khattab was advised to pray in a similar way to the Jews, but he chose to pray where the Prophet (PBUH) prayed instead. He then spread his upper garment and swept the place, and others followed suit.

It was narrated from Ubaid bin Adam, Abu Maryam and Abu Shu'aib that: 'Umar bin al-Khattab was in al-Jabiyah and he mentioned the conquest of Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem). Then Abu Salamah said: Abu Sinan told me, from 'Ubaid bin Adam that he said: I heard 'Umar bin al-Khattab say to Ka'b: Where do you think I should pray? He said: It you listen to me, you will pray behind the rock and all of al-Quds (Jerusalem) will be in front of you'.Umar said: You are suggesting something similar to the Jewish way; rather I shall pray where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. He went forward to the qiblah and prayed, then he came and spread his upper garment and swept the place, collecting garbage in his upper garment, and the people swept it too.
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ آدَمَ، وَأَبِي، مَرْيَمَ وَأَبِي شُعَيْبٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ بِالْجَابِيَةِ فَذَكَرَ فَتْحَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سِنَانٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ آدَمَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ لِكَعْبٍ أَيْنَ تُرَى أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَخَذْتَ عَنِّي صَلَّيْتَ خَلْفَ الصَّخْرَةِ فَكَانَتْ الْقُدْسُ كُلُّهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ضَاهَيْتَ الْيَهُودِيَّةَ لَا وَلَكِنْ أُصَلِّي حَيْثُ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَبَسَطَ رِدَاءَهُ فَكَنَسَ الْكُنَاسَةَ فِي رِدَائِهِ وَكَنَسَ النَّاسُ‏.‏
TOPICS
prayer  *  respect  *  cleanliness

QUICK LESSONS:
Show respect for places associated with our beloved prophet by keeping them clean and free of dirt or garbage; Follow his example in all aspects of life; Strive towards spiritual closeness with him even if far away physically; Pray according to what he did; Spread your upper garment when cleaning up after yourself; Set an example for others by doing good deeds first before asking them too; Be mindful of your actions around holy sites/places associated with prophets/messengers etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about respecting the places where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prayed. Umar bin al-Khattab was advised to pray in a similar way to how Jews prayed, but he chose not to do so out of respect for the Prophet's prayer place. He then spread his upper garment and swept away any dirt or garbage that may have been there, setting an example for others who followed suit. This hadith teaches us that we should always show respect for places associated with our beloved prophet by keeping them clean and free of dirt or garbage. We should also strive to follow his example in all aspects of our lives as much as possible so that we can be closer to him spiritually even if we are far away physically.

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