The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer-01b
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The reciter: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu al-Ahwas narrated to us from Abu Ishaq from al-Bara' ibn 'Azib, who said: صليت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى بيت المقدس ستة عشر شهرا حتى نزلت الآية التي في البقرة : وحيثما كنتم فولوا وجوهكم شطره فنزلت بعدما صلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فانطلق رجل من القوم فمر بناس من الأنصار وهم يصلون فحدثهم فولوا وجوههم قبل البيت I prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) facing Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen months until the verse in al-Baqarah was revealed: "And wherever you are, turn your faces toward it." It was revealed after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed. So a man from among the people went out and passed by some of the Ansar who were praying, so he informed them, and they turned their faces toward the Ka'bah..