Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id bin al-Mu'alla (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to set out in the morning, and we would pass by the mosque and pray in it. One day we passed by while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated on the pulpit, and he said: "Today a momentous event has taken place." The narrator says: I drew near to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he recited this verse: "We have certainly seen the turning of your face towards the heaven." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the whole verse. My companion was beside me, and I said to my companion: "Pray two rak'ahs." He said: "No, not until I see what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit and led the people that day in the Zuhr prayer facing the Ka'bah. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Imam al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded this part of it: "We used to pass by the mosque and pray in it."
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, though he transmitted the words: "I said to my companion: 'Come, let us pray two rak'ahs before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) comes down from the pulpit, so that we will be the first to pray.' So we moved aside a little and prayed those two rak'ahs. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit." Then the narrator mentioned the hadith as before. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) The hadith of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) will come in the chapter on the Tafsir of Surah al-Baqarah, if Allah wills. The hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) contains Abdullah bin Salih, the scribe of al-Layth, whom the majority declared da'if (weak); Abd al-Malik bin Shu'ayb bin al-Layth said: "He is thiqah (trustworthy) and reliable."
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الصلاة / 1968