حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ انْصِرَافِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ النَّخَعِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَسْأَلُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ انْصِرَافِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ كَانَ يَنْصَرِفُ أَوْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْصَرِفُ حَيْثُ أَرَادَ كَانَ أَكْثَرُ انْصِرَافِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْسَرِ إِلَى حُجْرَتِهِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4383
It was narrated from 'Abd ar-Rahmaan ibn al-Aswad ibn Yazeed an-Nakha'i that his father said; I heard a man ask 'Abdullah ibn. Mas'ood about how the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) left after praying: did he go towards his right or his left? 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would leave in whatever direction lie wanted, but most of the time the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would leave after finishing his prayer towards his left, towards his apartment.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020