. . . And for this reason, Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "So we came to Sham and found toilets built facing the Ka'bah, so we turn away from them and seek forgiveness from Allah."

The Shaykh : ... And for this reason, Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "So we came to Sham and found toilets built facing the Ka'bah, so we turn away from them and seek forgiveness from Allah".
This is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, that it is forbidden to face the qiblah or turn one's back to it in open spaces and buildings while relieving oneself, and he argues based on the generality of the text.
And his saying: is addressed to those who, if they go east or west, do not face the qiblah and do not turn their backs to it, such as the people of Madinah, the people of Sham, and the people of Yemen. These people, if they go east or west, do not face the qiblah and do not turn their backs to it.