Is it permissible for a person to turn his back to the qiblah while sitting in the mosque?

Question : This is a woman asking: Your Eminence the Shaykh, is it permissible for a person to turn his back to the qiblah, meaning he does not face it in the mosque, or in the Sacred Mosque, while he is not praying at that time, but rather is listening to a lesson? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer : There is nothing wrong with it; that is, there is nothing wrong with a person leaning his back against a wall with the qiblah behind him, even if he leans his back against the Sacred Ka'bah, for there is no blame on him, because the one who does this does not intend to insult the qiblah or insult the Ka'bah.