Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih al-Bukhari, 144
sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Aadm bin Abi IyasfromMuhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'abfromal-ZuhrifromAta'a bin Yazid al-Laithi al-Junda'ifromAbu Ayyub al-Ansari

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلاَ يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلاَ يُوَلِّهَا ظَهْرَهُ، شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا ‏

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English translation

Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you goes to an open space for answering the call of nature he should neither face nor turn his back towards the Qibla; he should either face the east or the west."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 4, Hadith 10
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 146 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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