Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمْ الْخَلَاءَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلْ الْقِبْلَةَ وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا وَلْيُشَرِّقْ وَلْيُغَرِّبْ قَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا الشَّامَ وَجَدْنَا مَقَاعِدَ تَسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةَ فَجَعَلْنَا نَنْحَرِفُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Isma'il informed us, Ma'mar informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Ata' ibn Yazid, from Abu Ayyub, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When one of you goes to the toilet, let him not face the qiblah nor turn his back to it, but let him face east or west. Abu Ayyub said: So when we came to Syria, we found seats facing the qiblah, so we would turn away and seek the forgiveness of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.