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Bayhaqi 6605 — It is recommended to turn him towards the qiblah

وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْقَاضِي، أنبأ أَبُو سَهْلِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْكَرِيمِ بْنُ ⦗٥٤٠⦘ الْهَيْثَمِ، ثنا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أنبأ شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، فِي قِصَّةٍ ذَكَرَهَا قَالَ: " وَكَانَ الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ أَوَّلَ مَنِ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ حَيًّا وَمَيِّتًا ". وَهُوَ مُرْسَلٌ جَيِّدٌ.
Abd al-Rahman bin Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik narrates in this story that al-Bara' bin Ma'rur (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first person to face the Qiblah both when alive and when dead.
This is a good (jayyid) mursal report.
Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned the Ka'bah and said: By Allah, these are only stones which Allah Almighty has set up as our Qiblah for our living, and we turn our dead towards it as well.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الجنائز / 6605
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