Chapter: It is permissible to offer voluntary prayers atop one’s mount when travelling, no matter what direction it is facing
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to say prayer on his camel while coming from Mecca to Medina, in whatever direction his face had turned; and its was (in this context) that this verse was revealed: So whether you turn thither is Allah's face (ii. 115).
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