عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ النَّخْعِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَسْأَلُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ انْصِرَافِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ كَانَ يَنْصَرِفُ أَوْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ؟ قَالَ: فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْصَرِفُ حَيْثُ أَرَادَ، كَانَ أَكْثَرُ انْصِرَافِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْسَرِ إِلَى حُجْرَتِهِ (وَفِي لَفْظٍ) كَانَ عَامَّةَ مَا يَنْصَرِفُ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ إِلَى الْحُجُرَاتِ
Aswad Nakhai says: I heard a man asking Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turning after his prayer—did he turn to the right or to the left? He replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would turn whichever way he wished, but most often he would turn to his left, towards his chamber. In another narration it is stated: Generally, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would turn to the left, towards the chambers, after the prayer.