الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب المساجدChapters on Mosques
بَابُ مُدَّةِ اسْتِقْبَالِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَتَحْوِيلِ الْقِبْلَةِ مِنْهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ
Chapter on the Period of Facing Jerusalem and Changing the Qiblah to the Kaaba
Hadith 1449
Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.
عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ نَزَلَ عَلَى أَجْدَادِهِ أَوْ أَخْوَالِهِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، وَأَنَّهُ صَلَّى قِبَلَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، وَكَانَ يُعْجِبُهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ قِبْلَتُهُ قِبَلَ الْبَيْتِ وَأَنَّهُ صَلَّى أَوَّلَ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ وَصَلَّى مَعَهُ قَوْمٌ فَخَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ صَلَّى مَعَهُ فَمَرَّ عَلَى أَهْلِ مَسْجِدٍ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ فَقَالَ: أَشْهَدُ بِاللَّهِ لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِبَلَ مَكَّةَ، قَالَ: فَدَارُوا كَمَا هُمْ قِبَلَ الْبَيْتِ وَكَانَ يُعْجِبُهُ أَنْ يُحَوَّلَ قِبَلَ الْبَيْتِ، وَكَانَ الْيَهُودُ قَدْ أَعْجَبَهُمْ إِذْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قِبَلَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَأَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى وَجْهَهُ قِبَلَ الْبَيْتِ أَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, he first stayed with his ancestors or maternal uncles, who belonged to the Ansar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray facing Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months, although he preferred that his Qiblah be towards the Baytullah. (Eventually, this happened and) the first prayer he offered facing it was the ‘Asr prayer. Some people also prayed with him. One of them passed by a group of people in a mosque while they were in the state of bowing (ruku‘), and he said to them: I bear Allah as my witness that (the Qiblah has been changed and) I have prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) facing Makkah. Upon hearing this announcement, they turned towards the Baytullah while still in the state of bowing. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) liked that he be turned towards the Baytullah, but when he used to pray facing Bayt al-Maqdis, it pleased the Jews and the People of the Book (because they considered it as following them). Therefore, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face towards the Baytullah, they disliked it.
Hadith 1450
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا النَّاسُ بِقُبَاءٍ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ أَتَاهُمْ آتٍ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ قُرْآنٌ اللَّيْلَةَ، وَقَدْ أُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا وَكَانَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَاسْتَدَارُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that some people in Quba were performing the Fajr prayer when a person came to them and said: Last night, Qur’an was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), according to which he has been commanded to face the Ka’bah, so you too should turn towards it. Their faces were towards Shaam (i.e., Bayt al-Maqdis), but upon hearing this announcement, they turned towards the Ka’bah.
Hadith 1451
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ثُمَّ صُرِفَتِ الْقِبْلَةُ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions used to face Bayt al-Maqdis and pray for sixteen months, then the Qiblah was changed.
Hadith 1452
عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ آدَمَ وَأَبِي مَرْيَمَ وَأَبِي شُعَيْبٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ بِالْجَابِيَةِ فَذَكَرَ فَتْحَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سِنَانٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ آدَمَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ: لِكَعْبٍ أَيْنَ تَرَى أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنْ أَخَذْتَ عَنِّي صَلَّيْتَ خَلْفَ الصَّخْرَةِ، فَكَانَتِ الْقُدْسُ كُلُّهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: ضَيَّحْتُ الْيَهُودِيَّةَ، لَا، وَلَكِنْ أُصَلِّي حَيْثُ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَبَسَطَ رِدَاءَهُ فَكَنَسَ الْكُنَاسَةَ فِي رِدَائِهِ وَكَنَسَ النَّاسُ
It is narrated from Ubaid bin Adam, Abu Maryam, and Abu Shu'aib that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was in Jabiyah. Then the narrator mentioned the conquest of Bayt al-Maqdis. Abu Salamah says: Abu Sufyan narrated to me from Ubaid bin Adam, who said: I heard Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) asking Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): Where should I pray, what is your opinion? He said: If you want my opinion, then pray behind the rock, the whole of Quds will be in front of you. But Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In this way, I would be imitating Judaism; no, but I will pray where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed. Then he moved forward, faced the Qiblah, and performed the prayer. Then he came and cleaned, gathered the trash in his cloak, and then the people also cleaned.
Hadith 1453
عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْلَةَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمِّ حَرَامٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَقَدْ صَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ وَعَلَيْهِ ثَوْبُ خَزٍّ أَغْبَرُ وَأَشَارَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَظَنَّ كَثِيرٌ أَنَّهُ رِدَاؤُهُ
Ibrahim bin Abi Ablah says: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umm Haram Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he had a wheat-colored woolen silk garment over himself, and he prayed towards both Qiblahs with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Ibrahim gestured with his hand towards his shoulders, from which Kathir bin Marwan understood that he meant a cloak.
Hadith 1454
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا أُبَيٍّ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي حَرَامٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ جَمِيعًا وَعَلَيْهِ كِسَاءُ خَزٍّ أَغْبَرُ
(Second chain) I saw Abu Ubayy Ansari, he narrated to me that he prayed towards both Qiblahs with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while he had a wheat-colored woolen silk cloak over himself.
