Fiqh-us Sunnah
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Volume 001, Purification and Prayer, Fiqh 1.114A.
Hadith Section/Book: Fiqh-us Sunnah Fiqh-us Sunnah Section 08. Prerequisites Of The Prayer
Section : Facing the Qiblah.
All scholars agree that one must face the Masjid al-Haram (in Makkah) during every prayer. Says Allah in the Qur'an, "Direct your face to the Masjid al-Haram. Wherever you may be, turn your faces to it" (al-Baqarah 144).
Reported al-Barra', "We prayed with the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, for about sixteen or seventeen months towards Jerusalem, after which time he turned towards the Ka 'bah." (Related by Muslim.)
All scholars agree that one must face the Masjid al-Haram (in Makkah) during every prayer. Says Allah in the Qur'an, "Direct your face to the Masjid al-Haram. Wherever you may be, turn your faces to it" (al-Baqarah 144).
Reported al-Barra', "We prayed with the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, for about sixteen or seventeen months towards Jerusalem, after which time he turned towards the Ka 'bah." (Related by Muslim.)