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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The reason for the naming of the Mosque of the Two Qiblas

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The Mosque of the Two Qiblas, what is the reason for its being named with this name?

Answer:
They were praying toward al-Quds (Jerusalem) for the 'Asr prayer when a messenger came to them and said: I testify that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed toward the Ka'bah when the Qur'an was revealed to him
So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haramفَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:144]
He testified that he prayed with the Messenger toward the Ka'bah, so they turned around while they were in prayer toward the Ka'bah. It was named the Mosque of the Two Qiblas because the beginning of the prayer was toward al-Quds and the end was toward the Ka'bah. Yes.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-28-07-1439 هـ — alfawzan.live (49:55)

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