سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الطهارةPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب كَرَاهِيَةِ اسْتِقْبَالِ الْقِبْلَةِ عِنْدَ قَضَاءِ الْحَاجَةِChapter: It Is Dislikes To Face The Qiblah While Relieving Oneself.
Hadith 10
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ أَبِي مَعْقِلٍ الْأَسَدِيِّ ، قَالَ : " نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ بِبَوْلٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ هُوَ مَوْلَى بَنِي ثَعْلَبَةَ .
Narrated Maqil ibn Abu Maqil al-Asadi: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has forbidden us to face the two qiblahs at the time of urination or excretion.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues
➊ This narration is weak; Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has also called it "munkar." However, those who consider it authentic have provided explanations for it. For example, Allamah Khattabi rahimahullah says that the possible explanations for this ruling are as follows: First, that whoever faces the Baytullah, i.e., the Ka'bah, in Madinah Munawwarah will inevitably have his back towards Bayt al-Maqdis. The second explanation could be that since Bayt al-Maqdis was also the qiblah of the Muslims, its respect is also necessary, and this prohibition is of a non-emphatic (tanzihi) nature.
➊ This narration is weak; Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has also called it "munkar." However, those who consider it authentic have provided explanations for it. For example, Allamah Khattabi rahimahullah says that the possible explanations for this ruling are as follows: First, that whoever faces the Baytullah, i.e., the Ka'bah, in Madinah Munawwarah will inevitably have his back towards Bayt al-Maqdis. The second explanation could be that since Bayt al-Maqdis was also the qiblah of the Muslims, its respect is also necessary, and this prohibition is of a non-emphatic (tanzihi) nature.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 10
