The Chapter of the Qibla

قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌[3] إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى جَعَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَ جَعَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ الْحَرَمِ وَ جَعَلَ الْحَرَمَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا.

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 peo

«إِنَّ اَلْحَجَرَ اَلْأَسْوَدَ لَمَّا أُنْزِلَ مِنَ اَلْجَنَّةِ وَ وُضِعَ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ جُعِلَ أَنْصَابُ اَلْحَرَمِ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَحِقَهُ اَلنُّورُ نُورُ اَلْحَجَرِ فَهُوَ عَنْ يَمِينِ اَلْكَعْبَةِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَمْيَالٍ وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهَا ثَمَانِيَةُ أَمْيَالٍ كُلُّهُ اِثْنَا عَشَرَ مِيلاً فَإِذَا اِنْحَرَفَ اَلْإِنْسَانُ ذَاتَ اَلْيَمِينِ خَرَجَ عَنْ حَدِّ اَلْقِبْلَةِ لِقِلَّةِ أَنْصَابِ اَلْحَرَمِ وَ إِذَا اِنْحَرَ

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

إِنْ كَانَ فِي وَقْتٍ فَلْيُعِدْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ مَضَى الْوَقْتُ فَلَا يُعِيدُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ صَلَّى وَ هِيَ مُتَغَيِّمَةٌ[1] ثُمَّ تَجَلَّتْ فَعَلِمَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى عَلَى غَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي وَقْتٍ فَلْيُعِدْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ الْوَقْتُ قَدْ مَضَى فَلَا يُعِيدُ[2].

It was narrated from Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Abdullah that he asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) about a blind man who prayed facing a direction other than the Qiblah. Imam (a.s) replied: "If it is still within the prayer time, he should repeat the prayer. If the time has passed, he does not need to repeat it."

يُجْزِي الْمُتَحَيِّرَ أَبَداً[3] أَيْنَمَا تَوَجَّهَ إِذَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَيْنَ وَجْهُ الْقِبْلَةِ.

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."

لَهُ «قَدْ مَضَتْ صَلاَتُهُ وَ مَا بَيْنَ اَلْمَشْرِقِ وَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ قِبْلَةٌ.

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."

«إِذَا ظَهَرَ اَلنَّزُّ مِنْ خَلْفِ اَلْكَنِيفِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلْقِبْلَةِ يَسْتُرُهُ بِشَيْءٍ.

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."

وَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص- عَنِ الْبُزَاقِ فِي الْقِبْلَةِ[3].

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

الصَّادِقُ ع‌[4]- وَ هَذَا يَفْتَحُ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ أَبْوَاباً كَثِيرَةً[5].

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 p

وَ نَهَى ص عَنِ الْجِمَاعِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَ مُسْتَدْبِرَهَا[6] وَ نَهَى عَنِ اسْتِقْبَالِ الْقِبْلَةِ بِبَوْلٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ[7].

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.

لَا يَبْزُقَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ وَ لَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ لْيَبْزُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَ تَحْتِ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى

Hadith.853 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "None of you should spit in front of themselves or to their right while praying. Instead, they should spit to their left or beneath their left foot."

مَنْ حَبَسَ رِيقَهُ إِجْلَالًا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي صَلَاتِهِ أَوْرَثَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى صِحَّةً حَتَّى الْمَمَاتِ. وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ فِيمَنْ لَا يَهْتَدِي إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فِي مَفَازَةٍ أَنَّهُ يُصَلِّي إِلَى أَرْبَعِ جَوَانِبَ[1]

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."

لَا صَلَاةَ إِلَّا إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ أَيْنَ حَدُّ الْقِبْلَةِ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ قِبْلَةٌ كُلُّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَنْ صَلَّى لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ أَوْ فِي يَوْمِ غَيْمٍ‌[2] فِي غَيْرِ الْوَقْتِ قَالَ يُعِيدُ[3].

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 facin

وَ قَالَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ ذَكَرَهُ لَهُ‌[4] ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ بِوَجْهِكَ وَ لَا تَقَلَّبْ بِوَجْهِكَ عَنِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَتَفْسُدَ صَلَاتُكَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ لِنَبِيِّهِ ص فِي الْفَرِيضَةِ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ وَ حَيْثُ ما كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ‌ فَقُمْ مُنْتَصِباً فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ مَنْ لَمْ يُقِمْ صُلْبَهُ فَلَا صَلَاةَ لَهُ وَ

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)

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِزُرَارَةَ: «لاَ تُعَادُ اَلصَّلاَةُ إِلاَّ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ اَلطَّهُورِ وَ اَلْوَقْتِ وَ اَلْقِبْلَةِ وَ اَلرُّكُوعِ وَ اَلسُّجُودِ.

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)”.

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ إِذَا عَصَفَتِ الرِّيحُ بِمَنْ فِي السَّفِينَةِ وَ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى أَنْ يَدُورَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ صَلَّى إِلَى صَدْرِ السَّفِينَةِ[1].

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”.

وَقَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «كُلُّ وَاعِظٍ قِبْلَةٌ وَ كُلُّ مَوْعُوظٍ قِبْلَةٌ لِلْوَاعِظِ.

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

وَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلصَّادِقِ ع‌ إِنِّي أَكُونُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَ لَا أَهْتَدِي إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ أَ تَعْرِفُ الْكَوْكَبَ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الْجَدْيَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاجْعَلْهُ عَلَى يَمِينِكَ وَ إِذَا كُنْتَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْحَجِّ فَاجْعَلْهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ‌[2].

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 y