Question 2169: After the salutation (Salam) of the prayer, should the face be turned to the right first or to the left?
Answer
✅ Answer: Pay attention to the following hadith:
1 مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (علیه السلام) قَالَ: إِذَا انْصَرَفْتَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَانْصَرِفْ عَنْ یَمِینِکَ
📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, p. 338
Imam al-Sadiq (blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When you wish to conclude the prayer and turn your face away from it, turn away from your right side (turn your face to the right first)!
✅ Sheikh Sadooq also narrated the above hadith in the book 📚 Al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 244 from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Imam al-Baqir (blessings of Allah be upon him).
✅ According to the above hadith, one of the etiquettes of prayer is that when a person recites the Salam of their prayer and wishes to turn their face away from the prayer and the Qiblah, they should first turn their face to the right and conclude the prayer from their right side.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر