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(Book 9, Hadith 81) #35462
Turning During Prayer

SUMMARY: When praying, one can turn whichever way they wish.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban that his paternal uncle Wasi ibn Habban said, "I was praying, and Abdullah ibn Umar was resting his back on the wall of the qibla. When I had finished the prayer I turned towards him on my left hand side. Abdullah ibn Umar said, 'What stopped you from turning away to your right?' I replied, 'I saw you and turned towards you'. Abdullah said, 'You have spoken correctly. People say that you should turn away to your right, but when you pray, you can turn whichever way you wish. If you like, to your right, and if you like, to your left'. "
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، وَاسِعِ بْنِ حَبَّانَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ مُسْنِدٌ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى جِدَارِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ صَلاَتِي انْصَرَفْتُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ شِقِّي الأَيْسَرِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ رَأَيْتُكَ فَانْصَرَفْتُ إِلَيْكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّكَ قَدْ أَصَبْتَ إِنَّ قَائِلاً يَقُولُ انْصَرِفْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ فَإِذَا كُنْتَ تُصَلِّي فَانْصَرِفْ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ عَنْ يَسَارِكَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  turning  *  direction  *  salat  *  tawaf  *  irada

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your actions during prayer and respect those around you while still following your own preferences in terms of direction when you pray.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the proper etiquette when praying. It is narrated by Wasi ibn Habban who was praying and Abdullah ibn Umar was resting his back on the wall of the qibla. When Wasi finished his prayer, he turned towards Abdullah on his left hand side. Abdullah asked him why he did not turn to his right and Wasi replied that he saw him and turned towards him instead. Abdullah then said that it is okay to turn whichever way one wishes when they are praying, either to their right or their left. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful of our actions during prayer and respect those around us while still following our own preferences in terms of direction when we pray.

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