Abdur Rahman bin Yazid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that someone said to Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him): Your Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has taught you everything, even the manner of relieving yourselves. He replied: Yes! The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade us from facing the Qiblah while relieving ourselves, from cleaning ourselves with the right hand, from using less than three stones, and from cleaning ourselves with dung or bones.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I climbed onto the roof of (my sister) Sayyidah Hafsah’s (may Allah be pleased with her) house, and I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) facing Bayt al-Maqdis and with his back towards the Ka’bah while relieving himself.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from turning our backs towards the Qiblah or facing our private parts towards it while urinating. He says: Then I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), one year before his death, urinating while facing the Qiblah.

Marwan Asfar, may Allah have mercy on him, says: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, he made his mount sit facing the Qiblah, then he turned towards it and sat down to urinate. I said: Abu Abdur Rahman! Has it not been prohibited (to urinate facing the Qiblah)? He replied: Yes! In open space it is prohibited, but if there is a barrier between you and the Qiblah, then there is no harm.