Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: After the arrival of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in Madinah Munawwarah, for about sixteen months we used to perform prayers facing Bayt al-Maqdis, following him. Allah Almighty was aware of His Prophet’s desire. He revealed this verse:“We see the turning of your face towards the sky; We shall surely turn you to a Qiblah that will please you, so turn your face towards Masjid al-Haram.”Allah commanded the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to face the Ka‘bah. The narrator says: A man passed by us while we were performing prayer facing Bayt al-Maqdis. He informed us:“Your Prophet has turned his face towards the Ka‘bah.”So we turned our faces towards the Ka‘bah, even though we had already performed two rak‘ahs.