Hadith #463
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُبَارَكٍ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْي
َى بْنِ حَبَّانَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنِّي نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا فَإِنَّ فِيهَا عِبْرَةً وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ النَّبِيذِ فَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا أُحِلُّ مُسْكِرًا وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ الْأَضَاحِيِّ فَكُلُوا
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن آدم
ابن مبارك
أسامة
محمد بن يحي
English Translation
Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us, Ibn Mubarak narrated to us, from Usamah, from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban, from his uncle, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Do not face the qiblah when urinating or defecating, and do not turn your backs to it, but face east or west.' Abu Sa'id said: I came to a place in Sham and found latrines built facing the qiblah, so I would turn away from them and seek forgiveness from Allah.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 23, Hadith 463
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10901
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-47291