The Prohibition OfFacing The Qiblah WhenRelieving Oneself
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 20 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 21
Source no. 20 · Volume 1 · Page 164
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٣١٨) //، الإرواء (٤٨) ، صحيح الجامع (٥٤٧) //
Source no. 20 · Volume 1 · Page 7
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٣١٨: ق نحوه [إرواء الغليل ٤٨ وصحيح الجامع ٥٤٧].
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20. It was narrated from Râfi' bin Ishâq that he heard Abû Ayyûb Al-Ansârî say - when he was in Egypt: "By Allâh, I do not know what I should do with these Karâts (toilets). The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'When any one of you goes to defecate or urinate, let him not face toward the Qiblah, nor turn his back towards it.'" (Sahîh)
20 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَهُوَ بِمِصْرَ يَقُولُ: وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ بِهَذِهِ الْكَرَايِيسِ وَقَدْ قَالَ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا ذَهَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْغَائِطِ أَوِ الْبَوْلِ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ، وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا»
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[1] See Ma'alam As-Sunan by Al-Khaṭṭâbî. And Al-Khalâ' is the area one relieves oneself in. It refers to outside or other than that, it should not be understood to mean toilet only.
"Let him not face toward the Qiblah, nor turn his back toward it": The wording of this narration clearly indicates that the said prohibition applies to all places - to toilets inside of houses and to wide open spaces, such as fields, valleys, deserts, or out in the wilderness. Imâm Abû Hanîfah's legal ruling in the matter is in harmony with that literal interpretation. Imâm Ash-Shâfi'i, however, ruled that the prohibition applies only to situations wherein one relieves oneself in wide open spaces. Thus, according to his legal ruling, when one relieves oneself while inside a building (a four-walled enclosure), one may turn toward the Qiblah. And Karâts is plural of Karyâs; it is like a modern day commode.