Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1359
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ كَيْفَ أَنْصَرِفُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي، أَوْ عَنْ يَسَارِي، قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَكْثَرُ، مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنْصَرِفُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ .
Translation
Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id informed us; he said: Abu ‘Awanah narrated to us, from al-Suddi, who said: I asked Anas ibn Malik, “Which way should I turn after I pray, to my right or to my left?” He said: “As for me, most often I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turn to his right.”