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Sunan Abi Dawud 9 (Book 1, Hadith 9) #20300
Toilet Etiquette in Islam

SUMMARY: When going to the toilet, one should not face the qiblah but instead turn towards the east or west.

Narrated Abu Ayyub : That he (the Holy Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said:"When you go to the privy, neither turn your face nor your back towards the qiblah at the time of excretion or urination, but turn towards the east or the west. (Abu Ayyub said): When we came to Syria, we found that the toilets already built there were facing the qiblah, We turned our faces away from them and begged pardon of Allaah.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، رِوَايَةً قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَتَيْتُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلاَ تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ بِغَائِطٍ وَلاَ بَوْلٍ وَلَكِنْ شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَدِمْنَا الشَّامَ فَوَجَدْنَا مَرَاحِيضَ قَدْ بُنِيَتْ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَكُنَّا نَنْحَرِفُ عَنْهَا وَنَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ

TOPICS
toilet  *  etiquette  *  east  *  west  *  alkhala  *  adab  *  mashriq  *  maghrib

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn towards east or west when going to use restroom

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about toilet etiquette in Islam. It is narrated by Abu Ayyub that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that when one goes to the toilet, they should not face the qiblah but instead turn towards either east or west. This shows us how important it is for Muslims to be mindful of their actions and maintain a sense of modesty even when performing basic bodily functions such as using the restroom. The Prophet ﷺ also taught us that we must seek forgiveness from Allah for any unintentional wrongdoings, which can be seen in this hadith as Abu Ayyub mentioned how they asked for forgiveness after realizing that toilets were facing qiblah in Syria. This teaches us to always ask for forgiveness and repent whenever we make mistakes or do something wrong unintentionally.

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