Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 21.0

The Command To Face Toward The East Or The West When Relieving Oneself

باب الأَمْرِ بِاسْتِقْبَالِ الْمَشْرِقِ أَوِ الْمَغْرِبِ عِنْدَ الْحَاجَةِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 22sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Ya'qub bin Ibrahim bin Sa'dfromMuhammad bin Ja'far GhandarfromMa'mar bin Rashidfromal-ZuhrifromAta'a bin Yazid al-Laithi al-Junda'ifromAbu Ayyub al-Ansari

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلاَ يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَكِنْ لِيُشَرِّقْ أَوْ لِيُغَرِّبْ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When any one of you goes to defecate, let him not face toward the Qiblah, rather let him face towards the east or the west.'"

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏