Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ لَا حَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فِي السَّفَرِ أَيَّ جِهَةٍ تَوَجَّهَ فِيهَا

ibnhibban:2517Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Sāmī > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb al-Maqābirī > Ismāʿīl b. Jaʿfar > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] He heard Ibn Umar say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on his mount wherever it turned in the journey."  

ابن حبّان:٢٥١٧أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّامِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ الْمَقَابِرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ فِي السَّفَرِ»  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Mālik, Aḥmad
bukhari:1093ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿĀmir from his father

I saw the Prophet ﷺ offering the prayer on his mount (Rahila) whatever direction it took.  

البخاري:١٠٩٣حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ  

muslim:700bAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū Khālid al-Aḥmar > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Apostle ﷺ used to pray on (the back of) his camel in whatever direction it took him.  

مسلم:٧٠٠bوَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ  

muslim:700gYaḥyá b. Yaḥyá > Mālik > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

'Abdullah b. Dinar reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe prayer on his ride (no matter) in which direction it had its face turned. 'Abdullah b. Dinar said that Ibn 'Umar used to do like that.  

مسلم:٧٠٠gوَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ  

nasai:492Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Mālik > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on his mount while on a journey, no matter what direction it was facing." Malik said: "Abdullah bin Dinar said: 'And Ibn 'Umar used to do likewise.'"  

النسائي:٤٩٢أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فِي السَّفَرِ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ  

nasai:743Qutaybah > Mālik b. Anas > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

"The messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to pray atop his mount while travelling, facing whatever direction it was facing." (One of the narrators) Malik said: "Abdullah bin Dinar said: and Ibn Umar used to do likewise".  

النسائي:٧٤٣أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فِي السَّفَرِ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ  

malik:9-30Mālik > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on his mount while travelling, whichever way it was facing. Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "Abdullah ibn Umar would also do that."  

مالك:٩-٣٠وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فِي السَّفَرِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ  

ahmad:15686ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿĀmir b. Rabīʿah from his father

[Machine] "He saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying on his mount wherever it turned."  

أحمد:١٥٦٨٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ  

ahmad:5406Abū Salamah > Sulaymān > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] Translation: He used to pray on his mount while traveling wherever it directed him, and he mentioned that the Prophetﷺ used to do the same while traveling.  

أحمد:٥٤٠٦حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فِي السَّفَرِ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّفَرِ  

ahmad:5447ʿAffān > Wuhayb > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Apostle ﷺ used to pray on (the back of) his camel in whatever direction it took him. (Using translation from Muslim 700b)  

أحمد:٥٤٤٧حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ  

ahmad:5529Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Raʾayt Ibn ʿUmar Yuṣallī Ḥayth Tawajjahat Bih Rāḥilatuh

[Machine] I saw Ibn Omar praying where his ride had turned and he would say, "The Messenger of Allah used to do it."  

أحمد:٥٥٢٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُصَلِّي حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَيَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ  

ahmad:5334ʿAbd al-Raḥman Mālik > Isḥāq > Mālik > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

[Machine] He said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on his mount during travel wherever it went.  

أحمد:٥٣٣٤قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَالِكٌ وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فِي السَّفَرِ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ  

ahmad:4518ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Sālim > Ibn ʿUmar

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Apostle ﷺ used to pray on (the back of) his camel in whatever direction it took him. (Using translation from Muslim 700b)  

أحمد:٤٥١٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُتَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ  

ahmad:5189Yaḥyá > Sufyān > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to pray on his mount wherever it directed him.  

أحمد:٥١٨٩حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ  

ahmad:4956Qurrān b. Tammām > ʿUbaydullāh > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Apostle ﷺ used to pray on (the back of) his camel in whatever direction it took him. (Using translation from Muslim 700b)  

أحمد:٤٩٥٦حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّانُ بْنُ تَمَّامٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنِ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ  

ahmad:5040Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Khubayb b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Ḥafṣ b. ʿĀṣim > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] He used to pray where his riding animal had faced, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do it.  

أحمد:٥٠٤٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ خُبَيْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ