Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Rabi'ah: from his father who said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey on a very dark night and we did not know where the Qiblah was. So each man among us prayed in his own direction. In the morning when we mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then the following was revealed: So wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah. (2:115)
Read More..Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would perform voluntary Salat upon his mount facing whichever direction he was headed, while he was coming from Makkah to Al-Madinah. Then Ibn 'Umar recited: To Allah belong both the east and the west. (2:115) And Ibn 'Umar said: It was about this that the Ayah was revealed.
Read More..Narrated Anas: that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said: O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! I wish that we could perform Salat behind the Maqam: So the following was revealed: And take you the Maqam of Ibrahim as a place of Salat. (2:125).
Read More..Narrated Anas: that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab [may Allah be pleased with him] said: I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! I wish that you could perform Salat behind the Maqam of Ibrahim.' So the following was revealed: And take you the Maqam of Ibrahim as a place of Salat.
Read More..Narrated Abu Sa'eed: that about Allah's saying: Thus we have made you a Wasata nation (2:143) - the Prophet (ﷺ) said: The meaning of Wasata is just.
Read More..Narrated Al-Bara bin 'Azib: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) arrived in Al-Madinah, he performed Salat facing the direction of Bait Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ), and he had faced the direction of the Ka'bah. He said: So they turned while they were bowing.
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