Hadith 19

Sahih Bukhari

Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Chapter 18

"For every nation there is a direction to which they face (in their prayers)..." (V.2:148)

باب ‏{‏وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِ أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُوا يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ‏}‏

Surah 2:148
Sahih al-Bukhari 4492
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ ـ أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ ـ شَهْرًا، ثُمَّ صَرَفَهُ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ‏.‏
Al-Bara:

We prayed along with the Prophet (ﷺ) facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months. Then Allah ordered him to turn his face towards the Qibla (in Mecca):-- "And from whence-so-ever you start forth (for prayers) turn your face in the direction of (the Sacred Mosque of Mecca) Al-Masjid-ul Haram.." (2.149)
Quran References:
Surah 2:149

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

al-Bara' bin Azib bin al-Harith

البراء بن عازب بن الحارث

346 narrations

follower
2

Abu Ishaq al-Sabay'ai'

أبو إسحاق السبيعي عمرو بن عبد الله

720 narrations

successor
3

Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri

سفيان الثوري

1,585 narrations

successor
4

Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan

يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان

1,359 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman -

محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى الزمن

1,116 narrations