One day I climbed over Hafsah's house, and I saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) relieving himself while facing the Levant, with his back toward the Ka‘bah.
Chapter: What has been said regarding the houses of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ and that which were named after them of the houses (e.g., ‘Aishah’s house)
Authentic
hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 3102
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: One day I climbed over Hafsah's house, and I saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) relieving himself while facing the Levant, with his back toward the Ka‘bah.
In another version, he said: "while facing Bait al-Maqdis."
Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentions that one day he went to the house of his sister Hafsah, the Prophet's wife. He went up on the roof of her house and saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) answering the call of nature while facing the direction of the Levant and his back was toward the Qiblah. Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said this in response to those who said that one should not face the direction of Jerusalem, while answering the call of nature, and that is why the author mentioned the other version which adds: "...facing Bait al-Maqdis." So, if someone faces the Qiblah while praying within a building, there is nothing wrong with that.
Explanation in Arabic
ذكر ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما : أنه جاء يوماً إلى بيت أخته حفصة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فصعد فوق بيتها، فرأى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، يقضى حاجته وهو متَجه نحو الشام، ومستدبر القبلة.
وكان ابن عمر رضي الله عنه قال ذلك ردًّا على من قالوا: إنه لا يستقبل بيت المقدس حال قضاء الحاجة، ومن ثمَّ أتى المؤلف بالرواية الثانية: مستقبلا بيت المقدس.
فإذا استقبل الإنسان القبلة داخل البنيان فلا حرج.
جواز صعود بيت القريب ونحوه إذا لم يعلم عدم رضاه بذلك.
الكناية عما يُستحى من ذكره بلفظ آخر.
جواز استدبار الكعبة عند قضاء الحاجة، إذا كان في البنيان.
جواز استقبال بيت المقدس عند قضاء الحاجة خلافا لمن كرهه.
