It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to perform voluntary prayers on his camel facing a direction other than the Qiblah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to offer a voluntary prayer on his mount, he would first face the Qiblah and say Allahu Akbar for the prayer, then he would let his mount go wherever it wished, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue his prayer, regardless of which direction the mount turned.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform voluntary prayers on his mount. Whichever direction it turned, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would gesture for bowing and prostration, and he would bend lower for prostration than for bowing.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on his mount while coming from Makkah to Madinah, and the mount would turn in whichever direction it wished. This verse was revealed regarding this matter: {أَیْنَمَا تُوَلُّوْا فَثَمَّ وَجْہُ اللَّہِ} (Wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah).

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, he says: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, performing prayer on a donkey, in such a state that his, peace and blessings be upon him, face was towards Khaybar.

Nafi' says: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) performing voluntary prayers on his mount, whichever direction it turned. When I mentioned this to him, he said: I saw Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) doing the same.

Anas bin Sirin says: When Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from Syria, we met him at the place of Ain al-Tamr. We saw that he was praying on his mount facing other than the Qiblah. So we said to him: "Do you pray facing other than the Qiblah?" He replied: "If I had not seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) doing so, I would not have done it either."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amir bin Rabi’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing prayer on the back of his mount, facing every direction.

Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Murrah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم and the Companions went towards a narrow place. He was on his mount. The situation was such that rain was falling from above and there was mud below. Meanwhile, the time for prayer arrived. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ordered the muezzin, so he gave the adhan and then the iqamah. Then the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم moved forward on his mount and led them in prayer. He صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم indicated for ruku‘ and sujud (bowing and prostration) and for sujud he indicated by lowering himself a little more than for ruku‘.