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bukhari:4488 – Musaddad > Yaḥyá > Sufyān > ʿAbd Allāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

While the people were performing the dawn prayer in Masjid Qubā’, a man came and said, “Allah has revealed to the Prophet ﷺ Quran commanding him to face the Kabah, so face it.” So they turned toward the Kabah.

البخاري:٤٤٨٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ

بَيْنَا النَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ الصُّبْحَ فِي مَسْجِدِ قُبَاءٍ إِذْ جَاءَ جَاءٍ فَقَالَ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قُرْآنًا أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا فَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ

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bukhari:4490 – Khālid b. Makhlad > Sulaymān > ʿAbd Allāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

While the people were in the morning at Qubā’, a man came to them and said, “Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has been given a revelation of the Quran tonight, and he has been commanded to face the Kabah. So ˹you must˺ face it.” The people had been facing Sham (Jerusalem), so they turned their faces toward the Kabah.

البخاري:٤٤٩٠ – حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ

بَيْنَمَا النَّاسُ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِقُبَاءٍ جَاءَهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلَةَ قُرْآنٌ وَأُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ أَلاَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا وَكَانَ وَجْهُ النَّاسِ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ فَاسْتَدَارُوا بِوُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ

ahmad:4642 – Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] While the people were praying the morning prayer in the Mosque of Qubā’, a man came and said, “A Qur’anic revelation has been sent down to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ tonight, and he has been commanded to face the Ka‘bah. So face it.” They turned around and directed themselves toward the Ka‘bah.

أحمد:٤٦٤٢ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ

بَيْنَمَا النَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ فِي مَسْجِدِ قُبَاءَ الْغَدَاةَ إِذْ جَاءَ جَاءٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلَةَ قُرْآنٌ وَأُمِرَ أَنْ تُسْتَقْبَلَ الْكَعْبَةُ فَاسْتَقْبَلُوهَا وَاسْتَدَارُوا فَتَوَجَّهُوا نَحْوَ الْكَعْبَةِ