Ishaq, from al-Bara', who said: When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to Medina, he prayed toward Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, desired that he be directed toward the Ka'bah, so there was revealed: "We have certainly seen the turning of your face toward the heaven," and he was directed toward the Ka'bah.

1355 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih the scribe of al-Layth narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas: The first thing that Allah abrogated from the Qur'an was the qiblah. That is because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he migrated to Medina—and its people were mostly Jews—Allah commanded him to face Bayt al-Maqdis, so the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, faced it for ten-something months. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, loved the qiblah of Ibrahim, so he would call upon Allah and look toward the heaven, and so Allah revealed: "We have certainly seen the turning of your face toward the heaven."

1356 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad narrated to us, Adam narrated to us, Abu Ja'far narrated to us, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-'Aliyah: "We have certainly seen the turning of your face toward the heaven," he says: We have seen your looking toward the heaven.

His saying: "We will surely turn you to a qiblah that you will be pleased with."

1357 - Al-Hasan ibn 'Arafah narrated to us, Hushaym narrated to us, from Ya'la ibn 'Ata', from Yahya ibn Qamatah, who said: I saw 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr while he was opposite the water spout (mizab), and he said: Indeed, Allah the Exalted said to His Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: "We will surely turn you to a qiblah that you will be pleased with." He said: Toward the mizab of the Ka'bah. This is the qiblah, this is the qiblah.

1358 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad narrated to us, Adam narrated to us, Abu Ja'far narrated to us, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-'Aliyah: "We will surely turn you to a qiblah that you will be pleased with," and that is because the Ka'bah was the more beloved of the two qiblahs to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He would turn his face toward the heaven, and he desired the Ka'bah, so Allah directed him to a qiblah that he desired and was pleased with.

His saying: "So turn your face."

1359 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu Sufyan, meaning al-Ma'mari, narrated to us, from Ma'mar, from Qatadah, regarding his saying: "So turn your face toward the Sacred Mosque (al-Masjid al-Haram)": He said: Direct yourself toward it.