Overview

In 74 AH al-Hajjaj went to Medina. Al-Suyuti reports that he began to be harsh with its people and to belittle the remaining Companions there. ²

The sealing

He sealed them on their necks and hands to humiliate them. The source names among them Anas, Jabir ibn Abd Allah and Sahl ibn Sa'd al-Sa'idi. ²

What is not covered here: the account rests on a single source, and the Gregorian conversion is derived. An additional source is needed.

Mosque of the Two Qiblas

The Banu Salama mosque of Medina, named 'of the two qiblas' because the qibla was turned in it: Ibn Zabala reports that a man of Banu Salama reached them at dawn prayer with word of the change and they turned mid-prayer to the Kaaba — while al-Zamakhshari and the sira tradition make the change fall at zuhr when the Prophet had prayed two rak'as with his Companions, then turned to face the Mizab, the men and women exchanging places; Ibn Hajar reconciles the reports, and al-Majd notes that on Ibn Zabala's version Quba mosque would better deserve the name. Ibn Zabala ascribes the mosque to Banu Sawad ibn Ghanm of Banu Salama by al-Midhad, against al-Matari's ascription to Banu Haram.

ختم الحجاج أعناق أهل المدينة

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Mosque of the Two Qiblas