What is the ruling in the Hanafi school regarding facing or turning one's back to the Qiblah while inside a closed restroom building?
Istinja: Restroom Etiquettes, Sunnahs, and Disliked Places
- It is completely permissible because there are walls separating the person from the Ka'bah.
- It is Makruh Tahrimi (prohibitively disliked), just like in an open desert.
- It is highly recommended.
- It is only disliked for women, not for men.