And this matter is of the same kind about which we say that the Arabs use the same name for two different things.

Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I performed prayer facing Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen months in the company of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then he narrated the complete hadith. Abu Ishaq says that Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said that in our view, «‏‏‏‏شطر» means direction and side.