Hadith #314

Arabic Text

English Translation

It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Ya'qub, from his father, from Ibn Ishaq, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Aswad al-Nakha'i, from his father — that he said: 'I heard a man ask 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud about the direction in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would turn [after finishing prayer] — did he turn to his right or to his left? 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said: "the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would turn in whichever direction he wished. Most often, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would turn away from his prayer toward his left — [turning] toward his chambers [hujra]."'