It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would go to relieve himself, he would go far away (from the people).

Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Abu Qurad رضي الله عنه narrates that I set out with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم (for Hajj). (Once) I saw that when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم came out from the toilet (after relieving himself), and when he intended to relieve himself, he would go far away from the people.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I saw myself walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he reached the people's refuse heap (a pile of garbage and filth), he stood and began to urinate, just as any one of you urinates. I started to move away from him, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Come closer." So I came closer to him until I was standing behind him (and remained standing) until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished (urinating).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) liked to conceal himself behind a mound or a cluster of date palms when relieving himself. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard Muhammad bin Aban saying (he says): I heard Ibn Idris saying, I asked Shu'bah, "What do you say about Mahdi bin Maymun?" He replied, "(He is) trustworthy (narrator)." I said, "He narrated to me from Salm Alawi, who says: I saw Aban bin Abu Ayyash writing on a tablet in the presence of Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him)." Mahdi says: Salm Alawi is the one who used to sight the moon before the people. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Muhammad bin Abu Ya'qub is Muhammad bin Allah bin Abu Ya'qub. He (Muhammad) is attributed to his grandfather (Abu Ya'qub), meaning instead of calling him Muhammad bin Abdullah, he is called Muhammad bin Abu Ya'qub. Shu'bah says about his (grandfather): Muhammad bin Abu Ya'qub narrated to me, who is the chief of Banu Tamim (i.e., Abu Ya'qub).

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says that Sayyidah Sawdah bint Zam’ah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a woman of heavy build. When she would go out at night to relieve herself, (due to her tall stature) she would be distinguished among the women. (One day) Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) saw her and said,“Consider carefully how you go out (from the house). By Allah, when you go out, you are not hidden from us.”Sayyidah Sawdah (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). (He was eating food) and there was a bone in his hand. The revelation was completed before he had even put the bone down from his hand. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Allah has permitted you to go out (of your house) for your needs.”

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a garden from among the gardens of Makkah Mukarramah or Madinah Munawwarah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the voices of two people who were being punished in their graves. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are being punished, and they are not being punished for a major sin." Then he said: "Why not (rather, they are being punished for a major sin)? One of them did not protect himself from his urine, and the other used to carry tales (gossip)." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for a date palm branch, split it into two parts, and placed one piece on each grave. He was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, why did you do this?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perhaps their punishment will be lessened as long as these branches do not dry."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by two graves, then narrated as in the previous hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When urinating or defecating, do not face the Qiblah nor turn your back towards it, but rather turn towards the east or the west." Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when we came to (the land of) Sham, we found toilets built facing the Qiblah. So we would turn away from the Qiblah (while sitting in those toilets) and seek forgiveness from Allah. These are the words of the narration of Abdul Jabbar.

A person of little knowledge may understand from this that facing the Qiblah while urinating is permissible for everyone and everywhere. A person who lacks understanding and insight of knowledge, and who cannot distinguish between the specific and the general, may be led to think that the action of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم abrogates the prohibition of urinating while facing the Qiblah.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade us from facing the Qiblah while urinating, then I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) facing it (while urinating) one year before his death.