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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2962 (Book 47, Hadith 14) #28611
Turning Towards Ka'bah in Salat

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performing salat facing the direction of Bait Al-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months, until Allah revealed to him to face the Ka'bah. He then passed by some people of Ansar who were bowing towards Bait Al-Maqdis and he told them that he had performed salat with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and faced the direction of Ka'bah.

Narrated Al-Bara bin 'Azib: "When the Messenger of Allah arrived in Al-Madinah, he performed Salat facing the direction of Bait Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months. The Messenger of Allah longed to face toward the Ka'bah, so Allah, Might and Sublime is He revealed: Verily, WE have seen the turning of your face towards the heave. Surely, We Shall turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Haram (2:144). So he faced the direction of the Ka'bah and he longed for that. (One day) a man performed Salat Al-'Asr along with him". He said: "Then he passed by some people of the Ansar performing Salat Al-'Asr, while they were bowing toward Bait Al-Maqdis. He told them that he testifies that he performed Salat with the Messenger of Allah , and he had faced the direction of the Ka'bah". He said: "So they turned while they were bowing".
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الْمَدِينَةَ صَلَّى نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ‏:‏ ‏(‏ قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ‏)‏ فَوَجَّهَ نَحْوَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ فَصَلَّى رَجُلٌ مَعَهُ الْعَصْرَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَرَّ عَلَى قَوْمٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَهُمْ رُكُوعٌ فِي صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَقَالَ هُوَ يَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّهُ قَدْ وُجِّهَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ قَالَ فَانْحَرَفُوا وَهُمْ رُكُوعٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ

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prayer  *  direction  *  salat  *  kabah  *  almaqdis

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how Prophet Muhammad PBUH used to perform salah facing towards Jerusalem for 16 or 17 months, until Allah revealed to him that he should face towards Mecca instead. When passing by some people from Ansar who were still bowing towards Jerusalem, he told them that he had performed salah with the Messenger of Allah PBUH and faced Mecca instead. This teaches us that we should always follow what is commanded by Allah SWT and not be influenced by our own desires or those around us. We must always strive to do what is right according to Islam even if it goes against our own wishes or those around us.

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