Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 20 – Volume 6, Book 60

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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 20:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
While some people were at Quba (offering) morning prayer, a man came to them and said, "Last
night Quranic Verses have been revealed whereby the Prophet has been ordered to face the Ka'ba (at
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Mecca), so you too should face it." So they, keeping their postures, turned towards the Ka'ba.
Formerly the people were facing Sham (Jerusalem) (Allah said):–
"And from whence-so-ever you start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction of the Sac –
red Mosque of Mecca (Al-Masjid-ul-Haram), and whence-so-ever you are, turn your face towards
it (when you pray)" (2.150)