65/2.15. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4489 — Those Who Prayed Toward Both Qiblas
The Statement of Allah "Verily! We have seen the turning of your (Muhammad's) face towards the heaven..." (V.2:144)
Hadith About Praying Toward Both Qiblas
Sahih Bukhari : 4489
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4489
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِمَّنْ صَلَّى الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ غَيْرِي.
Anas Narrated from:
None remains of those who prayed facing both Qiblas (that is, Jerusalem and Mecca) except myself.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4489In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 16
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4489
This hadith about praying toward both Qiblas is very brief, yet it carries a strong memory. Anas says that none remained from those who had prayed facing both Qiblas except himself. The two Qiblas meant Jerusalem and Makkah, as the translation states. The hadith does not give a ruling in detail, but it records the passing of a generation that personally lived through the change of prayer direction. For a reader, the core topic is the Qibla change and the Companions who witnessed it. It also reminds us that major moments in worship were preserved through people who saw them, prayed through them, and then narrated them.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas personally remembered the people who prayed toward both Qiblas.
- The two Qiblas in the report are Jerusalem and Makkah.
- The hadith preserves a lived memory of the Qibla change.
- A short narration can still point to a major moment in worship.
