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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The imam in his prayer turns to the right and the left; are they equal?

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The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), when he saw that they disapproved of or found it objectionable to turn to the left, said:
I saw the Messenger of Allah doing this more often رأيت الرسول أكثر ما يفعل كذا
and this is his own observation.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : It appears to be equal, or for example, he sometimes turns more to the right and sometimes to the left; the issue is easy.
Source alathar.net

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