Hadith 2919

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ ، قَالَ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ الْبَيْتِ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي قُبُلِ الْكَعْبَةِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " هَذِهِ الْقِبْلَةُ " .
´It was narrated that Usmah said:` "The Messenger of Allah came out of the House and prayed two Rakahs in front of the Kabah, then he said: 'This is the Qiblah.'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب مناسك الحج / 2919
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح الإسناد  |  زبیر علی زئی: حسن
Hadith Takhrij «انظر حدیث رقم: 2912 (صحیح الإسناد)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
“This is the qiblah”—that is, the Ka‘bah is the qiblah, regardless of which side it is on. It is not necessary to stand facing the door when performing prayer. All sides of the Ka‘bah are qiblah. If the Ka‘bah is visible in front of you, then the very Ka‘bah itself is the qiblah; and if it is not visible, then the direction (jihah) of the Ka‘bah is the qiblah. In this case, a slight deviation in direction is not harmful, as long as it does not turn into another direction. For example: in Pakistan, the direction of the qiblah is west, so as long as the face does not turn towards the north or south, the prayer is valid, because this is a necessity, and the Shari‘ah takes great consideration of people’s necessities.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2919