Hadith #46
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا سَ
عِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ مُقْبِلًا مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ وَفِيهِ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ { فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ }
Isnad Chain
يحيى
عبد الملك
English Translation
It was narrated — via Yahya, from 'Abd al-Malik, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr — that Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on his riding animal on his way back from Mecca to Medina, facing whichever direction it turned. And it was in this context that the verse was revealed: "Wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah" [2:115].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 13, Hadith 46
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4484
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40874