Situations In Which It Is Permitted Not To Face The Qiblah
Darussalam · Volume 1
5. The Book Of ṢalâhSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 491 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 244
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صحيح صفة الصلاة
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492. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to pray while on his animal when he was coming back from Makkah to Madīnah. Concerning this, the verse was revealed: So wherever you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allāh." [1] (Ṣahīh)
491 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى دَابَّتِهِ وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، وَفِيهِ أُنْزِلَتْ {فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ} [البقرة: 115] "
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This also relates to the voluntary prayer. Apparently, while going from Makkah to Madīnah, the Qiblah-direction occurs against one's back.