Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you goes to an open space for answering the call of nature he should neither face nor turn his back towards the Qibla; he should either face the east or the west."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4: Ablutions (Wudu'), Hadith #146
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you goes to an open space for answering the call of nature he should neither face nor turn his back towards the Qibla; he should either face the east or the west."
This hadith is from the book of Ablutions (Wudu') in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 146 in book 4 of volume 1.
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