In the narration of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), it is mentioned that then the Prophet (peace be upon him) was turned towards the Noble Ka'bah. And in the narration of Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), it is mentioned that the announcer of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came and announced that indeed the Qiblah has been turned towards the Noble Ka'bah. I have mentioned all these ahadith in the Book of Salah al-Kabir. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that all these ahadith are evidence that the Qiblah is only the Noble Ka'bah. In the narration of Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), these words are mentioned that a man went to the people of Quba and said that indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has been commanded to pray facing the Noble Ka'bah. And in the narration of Sayyiduna 'Ammarah bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I bear witness regarding my Imam that he and the men and women prayed facing the Noble Ka'bah. And in the narration of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), it is mentioned that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was commanded to turn his face towards the Noble Ka'bah.

And this matter is of the same kind about which we say that the Arabs use the same name for two different things.

Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I performed prayer facing Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen months in the company of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then he narrated the complete hadith. Abu Ishaq says that Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said that in our view, «‏‏‏‏شطر» means direction and side.

Hazrat Amr bin Dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited (this verse) in this way: "Can we compel you to this matter from our side?" I have explained this aspect in detail in the Book of Tafsir.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Abul Qasim (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When any one of you performs ablution at home and then comes towards the mosque, he remains in the ruling of prayer until he returns. Therefore, he should not do so," and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) interlaced the fingers of one hand into the fingers of the other hand.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "When you perform ablution and then enter the mosque, do not interlace your fingers at all."

Imam Abu Bakr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that this narration has been reported by Dawud bin Qais Farra’ from Sa’d bin Ishaq bin Ka’b bin Ujrah, from Abu Thamamah Khayyat, that Sayyiduna Ka’b bin Ujrah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated a hadith from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said: "When any one of you performs ablution and then goes towards the mosque, he should not interlace his fingers with each other, because he is considered to be in the state of prayer."

Hazrat Abu Thamamah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I met Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) while I was going for Jumu'ah and I had interlaced my fingers with each other. When I got close, he struck my hands and separated my fingers and said: Indeed, we have been forbidden from interlacing our fingers during prayer. I said: I am (still) not in prayer. He said: Have you not performed ablution and do you not intend to go for Jumu'ah? I said: Yes (that is the case). He said: Then you are already in prayer.

This narration is reported by Ibn Abi Dhi’b, from Maqbari, from a man of Banu Salim, from his father, and he from his grandfather, Sayyiduna Ka’b bin ‘Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him). Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sa’d bin Ishaq bin Ka’b belonged to Banu Salim.

And Khalid bin Hayan Al-Raqi has brought a great calamity. He narrated this report from Ibn ‘Ajlan, from Sa‘id bin Al-Musayyib, from Abu Sa‘id, may Allah have mercy on him. This hadith was narrated to us by Ja‘far bin Muhammad Al-Thalabi from Khalid bin Hayan Al-Raqi.