Surah Yunus, Ayah 87
Quran 10:87 · Jonah · Makki · Para 11 · Page 218
وَاَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلٰی مُوْسٰی وَاَخِیْهِ اَنْ تَبَوَّاٰ لِقَوْمِكُمَا بِمِصْرَ بُیُوْتًا وَّاجْعَلُوْا بُیُوْتَكُمْ قِبْلَةً وَّاَقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ ؕ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟
Transliteration
Waawhayna ila moosawaakheehi an tabawwaa liqawmikuma bimisrabuyootan wajAAaloo buyootakum qiblatan waaqeemoo assalatawabashshiri almu/mineen
Saheeh International
And We inspired to Moses and his brother, "Settle your people in Egypt in houses and make your houses [facing the] qiblah and establish prayer and give good tidings to the believers."
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
I revealed to Moses and his brother, Aaron (peace be upon them), that they should select and make homes for their people to worship Me alone; that they should make their homes face the direction of the qiblah (which was then Jerusalem); and that they should perform the ritual prayer with perfection. I also told Moses to inform the believers of news that will please them: the news of My assistance and support for them; My destruction of their enemy; and My making them successors on earth.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
And We revealed to Musa and his brother (saying): "Provide dwellings for your people in Egypt, and make your dwellings as places for your worship, and perform the Salah, and give glad tidings to the believers. (87)
They were commanded to pray inside Their Homes
Allah tells us why He saved the Children of Israel from Fir'awn and his people. He tells us how he saved them. Allah commanded Musa and his brother Harun to take houses for their people in Egypt,
وَاجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قِبْلَةً
(and make your dwellings as places for your worship,) Al-'Awfi reported that Ibn 'Abbas said, while interpreting this Ayah: "The Children of Israel said to Musa, 'We cannot offer our prayers in public in front of Fir'awn's people.' So Allah permitted them to pray in their houses. They were commanded to build their houses in the direction of the Qiblah." Mujahid commented,
وَاجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قِبْلَةً
(and make your dwellings as places for your worship,) When Banu Israel feared that Fir'awn might kill them in their gatherings at their temples, they were commanded to take their houses as places of worship. The houses should be facing the Qiblah and the prayer could be in secret." This was stated by Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak as well.