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Sahih Muslim 266a (Book 2, Hadith 78) #7782
Facing Towards Bait-ul-Maqdis While Relieving Oneself

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) relieving himself while facing towards Bait-ul-Maqdis, which goes against the popular belief that one should not face either direction when going to the latrine.

Wasi' b. Habban reported: I was offering my prayer in the mosque and Abdullah b. Umar was sitting there reclining with his back towards the Qibla. After completing my prayer. I went to him from one side. Abdullah said: People say when you go to the latrine, you should neither turn your face towards the Qibla nor towards Bait-ul-Maqdis'.Abdullah said (farther): I went up to the roof of the house and saw the Messenger of Allah squatting on two bricks for relieving himself with his face towards Bait-al-Maqdis.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، وَاسِعِ بْنِ حَبَّانَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ مُسْنِدٌ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ صَلاَتِي انْصَرَفْتُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ شِقِّي فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ نَاسٌ إِذَا قَعَدْتَ لِلْحَاجَةِ تَكُونُ لَكَ فَلاَ تَقْعُدْ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَلاَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ - قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ - وَلَقَدْ رَقِيتُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَاعِدًا عَلَى لَبِنَتَيْنِ مُسْتَقْبِلاً بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ لِحَاجَتِهِ

TOPICS
latrine  *  prayer  *  mosque  *  qibla  *  maqdis

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow authentic sources such as Quran & Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad PBUH , Verify information before following it blindly, Respect all directions & places of worship .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a situation in which Abdullah b. Umar was sitting in a mosque and Wasi' b. Habban was praying nearby when he finished his prayer, he went to Abdullah and asked him about something people said regarding going to the toilet; they said one should not turn their face towards either the Kabah or Jerusalem while doing so. Abdullah then told him that he once saw Prophet Muhammad squatting on two bricks for relieving himself with his face towards Jerusalem, thus contradicting what people believed at that time. This hadith teaches us that we should always follow what Prophet Muhammad did as an example and not just blindly follow what others say without verifying it first from authentic sources such as Quran and Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad PBUH .

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