Hadith #19

Sahih Li Dhatihi

Chapter: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِ

Body (Matn)

سْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ ـ أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ ـ شَهْرًا، ثُمَّ صَرَفَهُ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ.

Isnad Chain

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محمد بن المثنىnarrator

محمد بن المثنى

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Yahyanarrator

يحيى

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سفيانnarrator

سفيان

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أبو إcompanion

أبو إ

English Translation

Al-Bara (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that 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

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Hadith 19

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