Hadith 33581

Chapter 31

باب 31

(31) باب التَّوَجُّهِ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ

(31) Chapter: [During the obligatory Salat (prayers)] one should face the Qiblah (Kabah at Makkah) wherever one may be (AR)
51
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ الْفَرِيضَةَ نَزَلَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ.

Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray (optional, non-obligatory prayer) while riding on his mount (Rahila) wherever it turned, and whenever he wanted to pray the compulsory prayer he dismounted and prayed facing the Qibla. (AR)

Reference (AR): Sahih al-Bukhari 400 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 8, Hadith 51 (AR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 1, Book 8, Hadith 393 (AR)