5/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 525b — Qibla Change
Changing the qiblah from Al-Quds (Jerusalem) to the Ka`bah
Change of Qibla Hadith: From Bait-ul-Maqdis to the Kaaba
Sahih Muslim : 525b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 525b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ يَحْيَى، - قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، - عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ، يَقُولُ صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا أَوْ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ثُمَّ صُرِفْنَا نَحْوَ الْكَعْبَةِ .
Abu Ishaq Narrated from:
I heard al-Bara' saying: We prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (with our faces) towards Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen months or seventeen months. Then we were made to change (our direction) towards the Ka'ba.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 525bIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 17USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1072
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 525b
This Hadith about the change of Qibla gives a brief report from al-Bara. He says that they prayed with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) toward Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen months or seventeen months. Then they were turned toward the Kaaba. The narration is shorter than some related reports, but its message is clear. It marks the move from the earlier prayer direction to the Kaaba. The text includes the slight wording, sixteen or seventeen months, so the explanation should keep that wording and not force one number only. For readers searching Sahih Muslim 525b explanation or qibla changed to Kaaba, this narration gives the main timeline and direction. It reminds us to follow the wording as reported, even when a narration gives a small range rather than a single fixed number.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Muslims prayed toward Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months.
- The prayer direction was then changed toward the Kaaba.
- The wording should be preserved as stated, including the reported range.
- The narration focuses on the change of direction, not on extra details.
