Hadith #198
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنِ ا
لْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَالْكَعْبَةُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَبَعْدَ مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ثُمَّ صُرِفَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن حماد
أبو عوانة
English Translation
Yahya ibn Hammad narrated to us, Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Mujahid, from Ibn 'Abbas رضي الله عنهما who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray while he was in Makkah facing Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem), with the Ka'bah between him and it. And after he migrated to Madinah, he prayed facing Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen months, then he was turned toward the Ka'bah.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 10, Hadith 198
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2836
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39226