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Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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The Chapter of the Qibla

860. hadíth

وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: إِنِّي أَكُونُ فِي اَلسَّفَرِ وَ لاَ أَهْتَدِي إِلَى اَلْقِبْلَةِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «أَ تَعْرِفُ اَلْكَوْكَبَ اَلَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ اَلْجَدْيَ» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَاجْعَلْهُ عَلَى يَمِينِكَ وَ إِذَا كُنْتَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ اَلْحَجِّ فَاجْعَلْهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ.

A man said to Imam Al-Sadiq (a.s): "I am sometimes traveling and cannot determine the Qiblah at night." The Imam asked: "Do you know the star that is called 'al-Jady' (the North Star)?" The man replied: "Yes." The Imam said: "Place it to your right, and if you are on the pilgrimage route, place it between your shoulders”.

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