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Abu Dawood: Hadith 1046

2. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

سنن أبي داود

2/357 Chapter:

Whoever Prayed Toward A Direction Other Than the Qiblah, Then Discovered The Direction Of The Qiblah

باب مَنْ صَلَّى لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ ثُمَّ عَلِمَ

1046
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَصْحَابَهُ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ ‏}‏ فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ فَنَادَاهُمْ وَهُمْ رُكُوعٌ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ أَلاَ إِنَّ الْقِبْلَةَ قَدْ حُوِّلَتْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَمَالُوا كَمَا هُمْ رُكُوعٌ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ ‏.‏
Anas said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions used to pray in the direction of Jerusalem. When the following verse was revealed: " So turn your face towards the inviolable mosque" ; and Ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your face towards it" (2:144), a man passed by the people of Banu Salamah. He called them while they were bowing in the morning prayer facing Jerusalem: Lo, the qiblah (direction of prayer) has been changed towards the ka'bah. He called them twice. So they turned their faces towards the Ka'bah while they were bowing.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1045
In-book : Book 2, Hadith 656
English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1040