A well-known luminous star below Gemini, called 'the Sirius' (al-Shi'ra), sets in the direction of the Qibla, although it drifts slightly to the right.

Below Sirius are eight luminous stars that set in the direction of the Qibla.

As for Canopus (Suhayl), it rises to your left when you face the door of the Kaaba.

As for the sun, it sets in the direction of the Qibla during the days of Mihr Mah, Aban Mah, and twenty days of Adhar Mah; it drifts to the right and to the left, then returns to the right.

The clearest star in the sky for determining the Qibla of these regions that I have named is a luminous white star called 'the Capella' (al-'Ayyuq), which is the 'watcher of the Pleiades' (raqib al-Thurayya). It rises exactly behind the nape of your neck when you face the Qibla; I do not doubt this, and the people of these places should follow it for their Qibla if they are in doubt. They should place it behind their napes when it rises, for then they are facing the Qibla—if Allah Almighty wills.

After Capella are three scattered stars called 'the Banners' (al-A'lam); they rise behind the nape of your neck when you face the House.

Stars that rise before Capella, which are luminous and grouped together, are called 'the Dyed Hand' (al-Kaff al-Khadib); they are behind the nape of your neck, though they are slightly toward your left shoulder.

Below Capella are stars called 'the She-Camel' (al-Naqa); they rise from the rising point of Capella.

After Capella are faint stars and a nebula called 'the Wrist' (al-Mi'sam), followed by 'the Forearms' (al-Sa'idayn), then 'the Elbow' (al-Mirfaq), then 'the Upper Arm' (al-'Adud), then 'the Shoulder' (al-Mankib), then 'the Collarbone' (al-'Atiq). These stars rise near the rising point of Capella, and they are behind the nape of your neck while you are facing the Kaaba.