Hadith #586
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ أَمْلَى عَلَيَّ مَعْمَرُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمْ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلَنَّ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَكِنْ لِيُشَرِّقْ أَوْ لِيُغَرِّبْ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الشَّامَ وَجَدْنَا مَرَاحِيضَ جُعِلَتْ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَنَنْحَرِفُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
الزهري
عطاء بن يزيد
أبو أيوب الأنصاري
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When one of you goes to relieve himself, let him not face the qibla, but rather let him face east or west.' Abu Ayyub said: When we came to Syria, we found latrines built facing the qibla, so we would turn away and seek forgiveness from Allah.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 42, Hadith 586
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 22424
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58814