Those who used to pray on their mounts whichever way they faced

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying on his mount during the expedition of Anmar, and at that time he was facing east.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray voluntary prayers on his mount while travelling, whichever direction it faced, and he performed the bowing and prostration by gesture in such a way that the prostration was lower than the bowing.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while he was heading towards Khaybar, praying on his donkey, and he was facing east.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me on an errand. When I came back, he was praying on his mount facing east, and his prostration was lower than his bowing.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on his mount while travelling, whichever direction it faced.

Abu Ja'far said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray on his mount, whichever direction it faced. He would make the prostrations lower than the bowing.

Abu Uthman said: Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) was praying on his mount facing east, with his head bowed. Someone asked him: Were you asleep? He said: No, I was praying.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray voluntary prayers on his mount facing east, and when he wanted to perform an obligatory prayer, he would dismount and face the qiblah.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to pray a voluntary prayer on his mount, he would face the qiblah and say the takbir for the prayer. Then he would continue praying on his mount, whichever direction it turned.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue praying on his mount, whichever direction it turned. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) also used to do the same.

Abu Burdah bin Abi Musa said: While travelling, Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) would keep praying in whichever direction his mount turned.

Abu Burdah bin Abi Musa said: While travelling, Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) would keep praying in whichever direction his mount turned.

Yahya bin Sa'id said: I saw Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) praying on his donkey, facing a direction other than the qiblah.

Abdullah al-Bahi, the freed slave of the family of al-Zubayr, said: I accompanied Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) from Makkah to Madinah, and he would pray on his mount facing a direction other than the qiblah.

Mujahid said: I travelled with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) from Madinah to Makkah. He would pray voluntary prayers on his mount, whichever direction it faced. However, when he had to pray an obligatory prayer, he would dismount and pray.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray while riding his mount, whichever direction it turned.

Al-Hasan, or someone else (the narrator is in doubt), said: The Companions used to pray on their mounts during their journeys, whichever direction they faced.

Ibrahim said: They used to pray on their mounts, whichever direction they faced, except for the obligatory prayer and the witr, which they would dismount and pray on the ground.

Ibn Awn said: I asked al-Qasim bin Muhammad: May a man pray on his mount? He said: Yes, he may. I asked: Even if it faces any direction? He said: Yes, whatever direction it faces. I asked him: While praying on the mount, should he make his prostrations lower than the bowing? He said: Yes, that is what he should do.

Ubaydah said: A man may pray on his mount whichever direction he is facing, but for an obligatory prayer he must dismount.

Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali said that his father, Ali bin Husayn, used to pray on his mount while travelling, whichever direction it faced.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on his mount while travelling, whichever direction it faced.

Abu al-Hazhaz said: I asked al-Dahhak whether a man may pray on his mount. He said: Yes, he may pray whichever direction he is facing, but he should make his prostrations lower than his bowing.

Suwayd bin Ghafalah said: On military campaigns we used to pray on our mounts, whichever direction they faced.

Sayyiduna Amir bin Rabi'ah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on his mount, whichever direction it faced.