The Chapter of the Qibla

Hadith.844 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said : "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, made the Ka’ba the Qiblah (direction of prayer) for the people of the mosque (Masjid al-Haram), and He made the mosque the Qiblah for the people of the sanctuary (Haram), and He made the sanctuary the Qiblah for the people of the world."

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Hadith.845 - Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the deviation of some of our companions to the left from the Qiblah and the reason for it. Imam (as) replied: "When the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) was brought down from Paradise and placed in its position, the boundaries of the Haram (sanctuary) were determined by the reach of the light emanating from the Stone. It is four miles to the right of the Ka’ba and eight miles to the left, making a total of twelve miles. Thus, if a person deviates to the right, they leave the boundary of the Qiblah due to the lesser extent of the Haram's boundary, but if they deviate to the left, they do not leave the boundary of the Qiblah."

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Hadith.847 – Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "For one who is confused (about the direction of the Qiblah), it suffices for him to pray in whichever direction he faces if he does not know where the Qiblah is."

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Hadith.848 - Muawiya ibn Ammar asked Him about a man who stands for prayer and, after finishing, realizes that he had deviated to the right or the left of the Qiblah. Imam (as) replied: "His prayer is valid, for the area between the east and the west is (considered) the Qiblah."

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Hadith.849 - Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah narrated from Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Awwal (as) that He said: "If a seepage (liquid or discharge) appears behind a latrine (toilet) and it is in the direction of the Qiblah, one should cover it with something."

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Hadith.850 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) forbade spitting in the direction of the Qiblah.

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Hadith.851 - The Prophet (sw) saw phlegm (or a spittle) in the mosque. He walked over to it with a palm branch from the branches of Ibn Tab and scraped it off, then returned backward and continued his prayer. And Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "This opens many doors regarding (permissible) actions during prayer."

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Hadith.852 - The Prophet, forbade engaging in sexual intercourse while facing or with one's back to the Qiblah. He also forbade facing the Qiblah when urinating or defecating.

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Hadith.854 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever holds back their saliva out of reverence for Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, during prayer, Allah (swt) will grant them health until their death."

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Hadith.855 – Zurarah narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "There is no prayer except toward the Qiblah." Zurarah asked: "And where is the boundary of the Qiblah?" Imam (as) replied: "The entire area between the east and the west is the Qiblah." Zurarah then asked: "What if someone prays facing a direction other than the Qiblah, or on a cloudy day when they miss the correct time?" Imam (as) said: "They must repeat the prayer”.

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Hadith.856 - In another narration, the Imam said : "Then turn your face toward the Qiblah and do not turn your face away from the Qiblah, lest your prayer become invalid. Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, says to His Prophet in the obligatory prayer: 'Turn your face toward the Sacred Mosque (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:144); and wherever you are, turn your faces toward it.' Stand upright." The Prophet (sw) said: "Whoever does not straighten their spine (while standing) has no prayer." And lower your gaze in humility before Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic; do not raise it to the sky. Let your gaze be directed in front of you toward your place of prostration”.

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Hadith.857 - Imam (as) said to Zurarah: "The prayer is not to be repeated except for five things: purification (taharah), time (observing the prayer time), facing the Qiblah, bowing (ruku'), and prostration (Sujood)”.

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Hadith.858 - It is narrated that "If the wind blows strongly upon someone on a ship, and they are unable to turn toward the Qiblah, they should pray facing the front of the ship”.

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Hadith.859 - The Prophet, said: "Every preacher is a Qiblah, and every one being preached to is a Qiblah for the preacher."

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Hadith.860 - A man said to Imam Al-Sadiq (as): "I am sometimes traveling and cannot determine the Qiblah at night." The Imam asked: "Do you know the star that is called 'al-Jady' (the North Star)?" The man replied: "Yes." The Imam said: "Place it to your right, and if you are on the pilgrimage route, place it between your shoulders”.

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