How do we reconcile the hadiths prohibiting facing the qiblah while urinating or defecating with the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) doing so?
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The questioner : Regarding facing the qiblah while urinating or defecating, there is a prohibition from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) against it. Then Ibn 'Umar saw him: , and also the hadith of Jabir: , so how do we reconcile these hadiths?
The Shaykh : It is a rule, my brother, a rule: either for an excuse, or for a specific circumstance, or before the prohibition.
The questioner : And in our specific case? In our specific case, what is the approach you see for reconciling them?
The Shaykh : Any approach; it does not concern us. The important thing is to prioritize the statement over the action, because the action is subject to several possibilities, some of which were mentioned earlier, such as: that this was before the prohibition, that this was for an excuse, or that it was a specific circumstance for him.
facing away from the Ka'bah or facing it
مستدبرًا الكعبة أو مستقبلهاThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited facing the qiblah, then I saw him, a year or two before he passed away, facing the Ka'bah
نهى النبي - عليه الصلاة والسلام - عن استقبال القبلة ، ثم رأيته قبل أن يقبضَ بعام أو بعامين مستقبلًا الكعبةThe Shaykh : It is a rule, my brother, a rule: either for an excuse, or for a specific circumstance, or before the prohibition.
The questioner : And in our specific case? In our specific case, what is the approach you see for reconciling them?
The Shaykh : Any approach; it does not concern us. The important thing is to prioritize the statement over the action, because the action is subject to several possibilities, some of which were mentioned earlier, such as: that this was before the prohibition, that this was for an excuse, or that it was a specific circumstance for him.
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