Narrated Al-Bara:
We prayed along with the Prophet (ﷺ) facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months. Then Allah ordered him to turn his face towards the Qibla (in Mecca):-- "And from whence-so-ever you start forth (for prayers) turn your face in the direction of (the Sacred Mosque of Mecca) Al-Masjid-ul Haram.." (2.149)
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4492 |
In-book reference | : Book 65, Hadith 19 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 19 |
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