Najrān (1); he sent Muādh ibn Jabal—may Allah be pleased with him—to the people of Yemen (2); and he sent Dihya al-Kalbī—may Allah be pleased with him—with a letter to the ruler of Busrā (3) … as well as other Companions—may Allah be pleased with them.

2 — Al-Bukhārī narrated from Abdullah ibn Umar—may Allah be pleased with them both—who said: “While the people at Qubā were performing the dawn prayer, a messenger came to them and said, ‘Some Quran was revealed to the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—during the night, and he was commanded to face the Kaaba, so face it.’ Their faces had been toward al-Shām, so they turned around toward the Kaaba” (4).

It cannot be said that this concerned a practical ruling, for acting upon that ruling was based on believing the report to be true.

3 — Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—said: “There was a man from the Ansār. Whenever he was absent from the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—and I was present, I would bring him news of what had taken place with the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him. Whenever I was absent and he was present, he would bring me news of what had taken place with the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him” (5).