Sunan Abi Dawud · Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب كَرَاهِيَةِ اسْتِقْبَالِ الْقِبْلَةِ عِنْدَ قَضَاءِ الْحَاجَةِ
Chapter: It Is Dislikes To Face The Qiblah While Relieving Oneself.
5 hadith · references 7–11
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Abu Dawud · 7نَهَانَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةَ بِغَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ ، وَأَنْ لا نَسْتَنْجِيَ بِالْيَمِينِ ، وَأَنْ لا يَسْتَنْجِيَ أَحَدُنَا بِأَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ ، أَوْ نَسْتَنْجِNarrated Salman al-Farsi: It was said to Salman: Your Prophet teaches you everything, even about excrement. He replied: Yes. He has forbidden us to face the qiblah at the time of easing or urinating, and cleansing with r6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 8إِنَّمَا أَنَا لَكُمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْوَالِدِ ، أُعَلِّمُكُمْ ، فَإِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ ، فَلا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا وَلَا يَسْتَطِبْ بِيَمِينِهِ ، وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَاNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: I am like father to you. When any of you goes to privy, he should not face or turn his back towards the qiblah. He should not cleanse with his right hand. He (th6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 9إِذَا أَتَيْتُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ بِغَائِطٍ وَلا بَوْلٍ وَلَكِنْ شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا ، فَقَدِمْنَا الشَّامَ فَوَجَدْنَا مَرَاحِيضَ قَدْ بُنِيَتْ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ ، فَكُنَّا نَنْحَرِفُ عَنNarrated Abu Ayyub: That he (the Holy Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "When you go to the privy, neither turn your face nor your back towards the qiblah at the time of excretion or urination, but turn towards5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 10نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ بِبَوْلٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍNarrated Maqil ibn Abu Maqil al-Asadi: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has forbidden us to face the two qiblahs at the time of urination or excretion.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 11إِنَّمَا نُهِيَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فِي الْفَضَاءِ ، فَإِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ شَيْءٌ يَسْتُرُكَ ، فَلَا بَأْسَMarwan al-Asfar said: I saw Ibn Umar make his camel kneel down facing the qiblah, then he sat down urinating in its direction. So I said: Abu Abdur Rahman, has this not been forbidden? He replied: Why not, that was forbi5 narrators