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Hadith 7

The Book of Purification

ENGLISH

Narrated Abu Ayub (rad):

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) “Neither face nor turn your back to the Qiblah while defecating or urinating, but turn towards the east or the west”. [Reported by the As-Sab’a]

ARABIC

وَلِلسَّبْعَةِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { لَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا اَلْقِبْلَةَ بِغَائِطٍ وَلَا بَوْلٍ, وَلَكِنْ شَرِّقُوا أَوْ غَرِّبُوا } [1]‏ .‏

Hadith referenceBulugh al-Maram 7
CollectionBulugh al-Maram
BookThe Book of Purification
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