It was said: And if he had prayed for days or months? He said: "Repeating the prayer is more pleasing to me." It was said: And do you consider it obligatory (must) for him to repeat it? He said: "Yes."

It was said: And what if he did not know that there was a latrine in the direction of his qibla? He said: "That is lighter [in severity]."

It was said: What if there are two walls between them: a wall for the mosque and another wall for the latrine? He said: "I hope there is no harm in that."

He said: "Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to dislike plastering the mosque except with clean earth."

It was said: What if there is a sutra (partition) other than the wall? He said: "If it is made of reeds or wood, I hope there is no harm in it," and he did not grant a concession for it if it was made of felt (lubud). It was said: What if it is to the right of the qibla or to its left? He said: "There is no harm."

1148 - 'Amr ibn 'Uthman narrated to us, saying: Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid narrated to us, saying: Al-Awza'i was asked about a man praying while in front of him is a latrine, and between him and the latrine is a wall made of reeds; should he pray towards it? He said: "I see no harm in that."

1149 - Ahmad ibn Nasih narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr narrated to us, from Mansur, who said: "They used to dislike praying towards the wall of a latrine."

1150 - Muhammad ibn Nasr narrated to us, saying: Hassan narrated to us, from Sufyan, from al-Mughirah, from Ibrahim, who said: "They used to dislike three locations being in the direction of the qibla: the bathhouse, the latrine, and the grave."