Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 8

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Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 8 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 1: The Book on Purification. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Jami at-Tirmidhi
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 8
Chapter
1: The Book on Purification
Narrator in the source
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari رضی الله عنہ narrated
Compiler
Imam at-Tirmidhi
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 8
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِذَا أَتَيْتُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ بِغَائِطٍ وَلَا بَوْلٍ وَلَا تَسْتَدْبِرُوهَا وَلَكِنْ شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا . فقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ:‏‏‏‏ فَقَدِمْنَا الشَّامَ فَوَجَدْنَا مَرَاحِيضَ قَدْ بُنِيَتْ مُسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَنَنْحَرِفُ عَنْهَا وَنَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ. قال أبو عيسى:‏‏‏‏ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ جَزْءٍ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ وَمَعْقِلِ بْنِ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيُقَالُ:‏‏‏‏ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ أَبِي مَعْقِلٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ وَسَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى:‏‏‏‏ حَدِيثُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ أَحْسَنُ شَيْءٍ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ وَأَصَحُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ اسْمُهُ:‏‏‏‏ خَالِدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالزُّهْرِيُّ اسْمُهُ:‏‏‏‏ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكُنْيَتُهُ:‏‏‏‏ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الْمَكِّيُّ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ الشَّافِعِيُّ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّمَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ بِغَائِطٍ وَلَا بِبَوْلٍ وَلَا تَسْتَدْبِرُوهَا إِنَّمَا هَذَا فِي الْفَيَافِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَمَّا فِي الْكُنُفِ الْمَبْنِيَّةِ لَهُ رُخْصَةٌ فِي أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهَكَذَا قَالَ إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وقَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّمَا الرُّخْصَةُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي اسْتِدْبَارِ الْقِبْلَةِ بِغَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَمَّا اسْتِقْبَالُ الْقِبْلَةِ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلُهَا كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ وَلَا فِي الْكُنُفِ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةَ.

Allah's Messenger said: When one of you arrives to defecate, then let none of you face the Qiblah while defecating, nor while urinating. And do not have your back towards it, but have it east of you or west of you." Abu Ayyub said: "We arrived in Ash-Sham to find lavatories which were built facing the Qiblah, So we would turn from it, seeking Allah's forgiveness. [Abu Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abdullah bin Al-Harith [bin jaz'i Az-Zubaidi], Ma'qil bin Abi Ma'qil and Abu Umamah, Abu Hurairah, and Sahl bi Hunaif." [Abu Eisa said:] The hadith of Abu Ayyub is the best thing of this topic and the most correct. Abu Ayyub's name is Khalid bin Zaid, and Az-Zuhri's name is Muhammad bin Muslim bin 'Ubaidullah bin Shihab Az-Zuhri, and his Kunya is Abu Bakr. Abu Al-Walid Al-Makki said, "Abdullah [Muhammad bin Idris] Ash Shafi said, 'The saying of the prophet صلی الله علیہ وسلم : "Do not face the Qiblah for defecation, nor for urination, nor turn your back to it" only means in desert. As for a lavatory that is constructed, there is an allowance to face it in that.'" Ishaq (bin Ibrahim) also said this. Ahmad bin Hanbal said: There is only an allowance from the prophet to have one's back towards the Qiblah. As for facing the Qiblah, then it is not to be faced." It is as If he did not hold the views that one could face the Qiblah in the desert nor in the lavatory.

— Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari رضی الله عنہ narrated

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Collection: Jami at-Tirmidhi. Compiler: Imam at-Tirmidhi. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 8.

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