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Musnad Ahmad 252

I heard Umar ibn al-Khattab say to Kab: Where do you think I should pray? He said: It you listen to me, you will pray behind the rock and all of al-Quds (Jerusalem) will be in front of you.

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حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ آدَمَ، وَأَبِي، مَرْيَمَ وَأَبِي شُعَيْبٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ

رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ بِالْجَابِيَةِ فَذَكَرَ فَتْحَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سِنَانٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ آدَمَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ لِكَعْبٍ أَيْنَ تُرَى أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فَقَالَ: إِنْ أَخَذْتَ عَنِّي صَلَّيْتَ خَلْفَ الصَّخْرَةِ فَكَانَتْ الْقُدْسُ كُلُّهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ضَاهَيْتَ الْيَهُودِيَّةَ لَا وَلَكِنْ أُصَلِّي حَيْثُ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَبَسَطَ رِدَاءَهُ فَكَنَسَ الْكُنَاسَةَ فِي رِدَائِهِ وَكَنَسَ النَّاسُ

I heard Umar ibn al-Khattab say to Kab: Where do you think I should pray? He said: It you listen to me, you will pray behind the rock and all of al-Quds (Jerusalem) will be in front of you.

Umar said: You are suggesting something similar to the Jewish way; rather I shall pray where the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prayed. He went forward to the qiblah and prayed, then he came and spread his upper garment and swept the place, collecting garbage in his upper garment, and the people swept it too.

Musnad Ahmad 252, Book 2, Musnad `Umar b. al-Khattab (ra), Hadith 175. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Ahmad back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam AhmadCompiler, died 241 AH
  2. 2Al-Aswad ibn AmirTold us, Third generation, died 207 AH
  3. 3Hammad ibn SalamahTold us, Third generation, died 167 AH
  4. 4Isa ibn SinanFrom, Successor, died 150 AH
  5. 5Ubaid ibn Aadm ibn AbyFrom, Fourth generation, died 258 AH
  6. 6أَبِي مَرْيَمَWith
  7. 7Yahya ibn al-HakamWith, Companion, died 60 AH
  8. 8Umar ibn al-KhattabThat, Companion, died 23 AH

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