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Chapter 20.0

The Prohibition Of Turning One's Back Towards The Qiblah When Relieving Oneself

باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ اسْتِدْبَارِ الْقِبْلَةِ، عِنْدَ الْحَاجَةِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 21sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Mansur bin Da'udfromSufyan bin 'Uyaynahfromal-ZuhrifromAta'a bin Yazid al-Laithi al-Junda'ifromAbu Ayyub al-Ansari

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ وَلاَ تَسْتَدْبِرُوهَا لِغَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ وَلَكِنْ شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Ayyub that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Do not face towards the Qiblah nor turn your backs toward it when defecating or urinating, rather face toward the east or the west."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏