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Sahih Muslim 501b (Book 4, Hadith 278) #8283
Praying Towards a Direction

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) set up a sutra and Abu Bakr planted an iron-tipped spear in it, then the Prophet (PBUH) prayed towards its direction.

Ibn Umar reported: The Apostle of Allah set up (sutra), and Abu Bakr said: He implanted iron-tipped spear and said prayer towards its direction. Ibn Abu Shaiba made this addition to it:" Ubaidullah said that it was a spear".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ كَانَ يَرْكُزُ - وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَغْرِزُ - الْعَنَزَةَ وَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا ‏.‏ زَادَ ابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ وَهْىَ الْحَرْبَةُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  direction  *  spear

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey Allah’s commands , Pray facing a certain direction .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of praying towards a specific direction. It was narrated by Ibn Umar and Ubaidullah that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) set up a sutra, which is an object used to indicate the direction of prayer, and Abu Bakr planted an iron-tipped spear in it. Then, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prayed towards its direction. This hadith teaches us that we should always pray facing a certain direction as this is one of Allah's commands for Muslims to follow. It also shows us how important it is to obey Allah's commands even if they may seem small or insignificant at first glance. Furthermore, this hadith also highlights how important it was for Muslims to have unity in their faith as both Abu Bakr and the Prophet Muhammad were united in following Allah's commandment regarding prayer despite their different roles within Islam at that time.

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