حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ يَحْيَی قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَی مَالِکٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَی الْمَازِنِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي عَلَی حِمَارٍ وَهُوَ مُوَجِّهٌ إِلَی خَيْبَرَ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 1614
This hadith has been narrated by another chain of transmitters and in the one narrated by Ibn Mubarak and Ibn Abu Za'ida (these words are narrated). Ibn 'Umar then recited: Whether you turn thither is Allah's face, and it was revealed in this context.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020