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Sunan Ibn Majah 325 — Urinating and Qiblah Direction
Permission concerning that in the toilet with walls and its permissiblity, not in deserts
Hadith About Urinating While Facing the Qiblah
Sunan Ibn Majah : 325
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 325
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ نَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةَ بِبَوْلٍ فَرَأَيْتُهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْبَضَ بِعَامٍ يَسْتَقْبِلُهَا .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade facing the Qiblah when urinating. But I saw him, one year before he died, facing the Qiblah (while urinating).
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 325In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 59English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 325
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 325
This hadith about urinating while facing the Qiblah comes through Jabir. He first says that the Messenger of Allah forbade facing the Qiblah when urinating. Then he adds that he saw the Prophet one year before he died facing the Qiblah while urinating. The narration contains both points, so the explanation should not ignore either side. It is connected to Islamic toilet etiquette, Qiblah direction, and personal cleanliness manners. The text does not give a long explanation of why Jabir saw this later action, so it is best to present the hadith exactly as it comes: a prohibition is mentioned, followed by Jabir’s later observation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir reports a prohibition about facing the Qiblah while urinating.
- The same report also mentions Jabir’s later observation of the Prophet.
- The hadith should be read with both parts kept together.
- Toilet manners in Islam are discussed through precise reports.
