Go East or West (When Relieving Yourselves)

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘When you go to relieve yourselves, neither face the qiblah nor turn your backs to it. Rather turn east or west.’

Sahih Bukhari – Book of Prayer

This applies to those in the Hijaz region. Those in other regions must calculate the direction accordingly.

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