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Why did the Prophet (ﷺ) prefer the Kaʿbah over Jerusalem?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

  1. It was the qibla of Abraham. [Narrated from Ibn ʿAbbās]
  2. To be different from the Jews. [Mujāhid]
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