1/6. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 8 — Qiblah Etiquette in Toilet
Regarding The Prohibition Of Facing The Qiblah When Defecating And Urinating.
Hadith About Facing the Qiblah While Relieving Oneself
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 8
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 8
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا أَتَيْتُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلاَ تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ بِغَائِطٍ وَلاَ بَوْلٍ وَلاَ تَسْتَدْبِرُوهَا وَلَكِنْ شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا " . فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَقَدِمْنَا الشَّأْمَ فَوَجَدْنَا مَرَاحِيضَ قَدْ بُنِيَتْ مُسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَنَنْحَرِفُ عَنْهَا وَنَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ 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 مُسْلِمِ 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 صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الْقِبْلَةَ بِغَائِطٍ وَلاَ بِبَوْلٍ وَلاَ تَسْتَدْبِرُوهَا " . إِنَّمَا هَذَا فِي الْفَيَافِي وَأَمَّا فِي الْكُنُفِ الْمَبْنِيَّةِ لَهُ رُخْصَةٌ فِي أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَهَا . وَهَكَذَا قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ . وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ إِنَّمَا الرُّخْصَةُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي اسْتِدْبَارِ الْقِبْلَةِ بِغَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ وَأَمَّا اسْتِقْبَالُ الْقِبْلَةِ فَلاَ يَسْتَقْبِلُهَا . كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ وَلاَ فِي الْكُنُفِ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةَ .
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari Narrated from:
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."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 8In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 8English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 8
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 8
This hadith teaches qiblah etiquette when defecating or urinating. Abu Ayyub narrates that the Prophet told people not to face the Qiblah and not to turn their backs toward it during those acts. He told them to face east or west. The text then mentions Abu Ayyub's own practice when he came to Ash-Sham and found toilets built facing the Qiblah. He said they would turn away from it and seek Allah's forgiveness. The hadith is about respect for the Qiblah in a private situation. The included scholarly notes discuss built toilets and open spaces, but the main prophetic instruction in the narration is clear: avoid facing or backing the Qiblah when relieving oneself.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Qiblah should be respected even during private needs.
- The Prophet forbade facing it or turning the back to it while relieving oneself.
- Abu Ayyub tried to turn away when he found toilets facing the Qiblah.
- Seeking forgiveness appears in the report when a person faced difficulty with the situation.
