Is there anything in the Sunnah indicating the prescription of facing the qiblah when reciting the Qur'an?

The questioner : Well, our Shaykh, we know that facing the qiblah is obligatory in prayer and a recommended practice (sunnah) during slaughter, supplication, and entering the state of ihram for Hajj or 'Umrah. Then we hear from some people that it is recommended when reciting the Qur'an and in other cases. What is the criterion for this?

The Shaykh : Follow what has been transmitted, and do not follow what has not been transmitted, because there is no room for analogical reasoning (qiyas) here unless there is an explicit text.

The questioner : Facing the qiblah when reciting the Qur'an has been transmitted.

The Shaykh : No, but there is a hadith to the effect that the best of gatherings is the one in which the qiblah is faced. So sitting facing the qiblah is a general principle. If this general principle is applied to the Qur'an...