Change of the Qiblah: Congregants at Masjid Quba turn to the Kaabah during Fajr after Revelation

While the people were at ˹Masjid˺ Qubā’ performing the morning prayer, a messenger came to them and said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has had Quran revealed to him tonight, and he has been commanded to face the Kaabah, so ˹you must˺ face it.” They were facing ˹North˺ toward Sham (Jerusalem), then they turned around ˹toward the South to face˺ the Kaabah.

بَيْنَا النَّاسُ بِقُبَاءٍ فِي صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ آتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلَةَ قُرْآنٌ وَقَدْ أُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا وَكَانَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ فَاسْتَدَارُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ