A man rented a house and the toilet faces the qiblah, so what should he do?
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The questioner : I rented a house
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : and the toilet faces the qiblah.
The Shaykh : Yes, but is there a wall between you and it?
The questioner : How, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I say: there is a wall between you and it.
The questioner : The toilet is the bathroom of the house I rented.
The Shaykh : Yes, but is there a wall between you and the bathroom, or not?
The questioner : Except...
The Shaykh : Fine, there is nothing wrong. Take this principle, my brothers:Sunan Ibn Majah 567Sahih (Darussalam) The entire earth is a mosque, except for what the hadith forbids. However, the scholars said that it is disliked for there to be a toilet, a place for relieving oneself, or the like in front of the person praying; it is disliked, not forbidden. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : and the toilet faces the qiblah.
The Shaykh : Yes, but is there a wall between you and it?
The questioner : How, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I say: there is a wall between you and it.
The questioner : The toilet is the bathroom of the house I rented.
The Shaykh : Yes, but is there a wall between you and the bathroom, or not?
The questioner : Except...
The Shaykh : Fine, there is nothing wrong. Take this principle, my brothers: