Sens
Why did the Prophet (ﷺ) prefer the Kaʿbah over Jerusalem?
Réponse
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It was the qibla of Abraham. [Narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās]
- To be different from the Jews. [Mujāhid]