"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.'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلاَ يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَكِنْ لِيُشَرِّقْ أَوْ لِيُغَرِّبْ
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Messenger of Allah 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."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلاَ يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلاَ يُوَلِّهَا ظَهْرَهُ شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When one of you goes to the toilet, he should not face the Qibla (direction of prayer), but rather, he should turn to the east or west. So, when we arrived in Sham (Syria), we found toilets positioned towards the Qibla, so we shifted direction and sought forgiveness from Allah.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلَنَّ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَكِنْ لِيُشَرِّقْ أَوْ لِيُغَرِّبْ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الشَّامَ وَجَدْنَا مَرَاحِيضَ جُعِلَتْ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَنَنْحَرِفُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you goes to relieve themselves, do not face the Qibla (the direction of prayer) nor turn your back towards it with your urine or feces, but rather face east or west."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا بِغَائِطٍ وَلَا بَوْلٍ وَلَكِنْ شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا»
"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.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 22)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا وَلَكِنْ لِيُشَرِّقْ أَوْ لِيُغَرِّبْ»
[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said: "When one of you goes out to relieve himself, let him not face towards the Qibla (direction of prayer) or turn his back towards it, rather let him face east or west."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا خَرَجَ أَحَدُكُمْ لِلْغَائِطِ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا وَلْيُشَرِّقْ أَوْ لِيُغَرِّبْ»
[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "When one of you goes to the bathroom, he should not face the qibla (direction of prayer) nor turn his back to it. Rather, turn to the east or west."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا ذَهَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْغَائِطِ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا وَلَكِنْ شَرِّقُوا وَغَرِّبُوا»
"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.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 22)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ»
"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.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 22)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَكِنْ لِيُشَرِّقْ أَوْ لِيُغَرِّبْ»
Messenger of Allah 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." (Using translation from Bukhārī 144)
"إذا أتى أحدُكم الغائطَ فلا يستقبلْ القبلة، ولا يُوَلَّها ظهَرهُ، شرِّقُوا أو غَرِّبُوا" .
"Do not face towards the Qiblah nor turn your backs toward it when defecating or urinating, rather face toward the east or the west." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 21)
"إذا أتيتم الغائط فلا تستقبلوا القبلَة ولا تستدبروها ببولٍ ولا غائطٍ، ولكن شرِّقوا أو غربوا ".