King of Jinns

has become a jurist due to the blessings of facing the Qiblah as it is Sunnah to do so. (Ta’leem-ul-Muta’allim, pp. 68)

13 Madani pearls to sit facing the Qiblah

The Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم usually used to sit facing the Qiblah. (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 2, pp. 449)

Three sayings of the Noble Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

The best of all the gatherings is the one in which the participants sit facing the Qiblah.

(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 6, pp. 161, Hadees 8361)

Everything has its dignity and sitting has the dignity in facing Qiblah. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 10, pp. 320, Hadees 10781)

Everything has supremacy and gatherings have the supremacy to sit facing the Qiblah.

(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 2, pp. 20, Hadees 2354)

It is Sunnah for Muballighin and educators to have their backs towards the Qiblah so that the listeners (learners) can sit facing towards the Qiblah. Hence, Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Haafiz Sakhaawi عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی said, ‘The reason why the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم had his blessed back towards the Qiblah was to allow the attendants to face the Qiblah.’ (Al-Maqasid-ul-Hasanah, pp. 88)

 

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