حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَی حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَی عَنْ عِيسَی الْحَنَّاطِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي کَنِيفِهِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ قَالَ عِيسَی فَقُلْتُ ذَلِکَ لِلشَّعْبِيِّ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَصَدَقَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَمَّا قَوْلُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ فِي الصَّحْرَائِ لَا يَسْتَقْبِلْ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا وَأَمَّا قَوْلُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَإِنَّ الْکَنِيفَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ قِبْلَةٌ اسْتَقْبِلْ فِيهِ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَی فَذَکَرَ نَحْوَهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 323
It was narrated that lbn ‘Umar said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H in his (constructed) toilet, facing towards the Qiblah.”(One of the narrators) ‘Eisa said: I told that to Sha’bi, and he said: ‘Ibn ‘Umar spoke the truth and Abu Hurairah spoke the truth. As for the words of Abu Hurairah, he said: “In the desert do not face the Qiblah nor turning one’s hack towards it.” As for the words of bn ‘Umar, he said: “In the (constructed) toilet there is Qiblah so turn in whatever direction you want.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020