حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ وَاسِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَقِيتُ يَوْمًا فَوْقَ بَيْتِ حَفْصَةَ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى حَاجَتِهِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الشَّامِ مُسْتَدْبِرَ الْقِبْلَةِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4606
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: l went up on the roof of Hafsah's house, and i saw the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) (sitting to) relieve himself, facing towards Syria, with his back towards the qiblah.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020