And narrated to us Zuhayr ibn Harb and Ibn Numayr, both saying: narrated to us Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah. (Another chain:) And narrated to us Yahya ibn Yahya — and the wording is his — who said: I said to Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah: Did you hear al-Zuhri mention, on the authority of 'Ata' ibn Yazid al-Laythi, on the authority of Abu Ayyub, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When you go to relieve yourselves, do not face the qiblah nor turn your backs to it while urinating or defecating, but rather face east or west." Abu Ayyub said: Then we came to al-Sham and found toilets that had been built facing the qiblah, so we would turn away from them and seek forgiveness from Allah. He said: Yes.