Anas bin Sirin says that when Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from Syria (after complaining about Hajjaj to the caliph), we met him at Ayn al-Tamr. We saw that he was performing prayer while riding a donkey, and his face was turned to the left of the Qiblah. Upon this, I said, "I have seen you praying with your face turned in a direction 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 myself."