Muwatta Malik #467
The Qibla
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا النَّاسُ بِقُبَاءٍ فِي صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ آتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلَةَ قُرْآنٌ وَقَدْ أُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا وَكَانَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَاسْتَدَارُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that
Abdullah ibn Umar said, "On one occasion when the people were praying
subhat Quba a man came to them and said, 'A piece of Qur'an was sent
down to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, last night, and he was ordered to face the Kaba, so face it.'
They had been facing ash-Sham, so they turned round and faced the
Kaba.''
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This hadith is #467 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of The Qibla.