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351. Jābir narrated: "The Prophet ﷺ dispatched me for something he needed. I came to him while he was performing Ṣalāt on his mount, heading east, he made the prostrations lower than the bowing." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Anas, Ibn 'Umar, Abū Sa'eed, and 'Āmir bin Rabī'ah.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Ḥadīth of Jābir is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Ḥadīth.
It [this Ḥadīth] has been related from other routes to Jābir.
This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge, in general, we do not know of any differences among them about it. They do not see any harm in a man performing voluntary Ṣalāt on his mount, facing whichever direction it is headed, toward the Qiblah or not.
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Commentary
According to the majority scholars offering voluntary prayer on an animal and on a ride during a journey is allowed, whether it is facing the direction of the Qiblah or any other direction. Therefore voluntary prayer by making gestures can be performed while traveling in land, air and water on trains without facing the direction of the Qiblah.
