Purity: Is Facing the Qiblah Required During Ghusl?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Is Facing the Qiblah Required During Ghusl?

English:

Question #182:

Is it obligatory to face the qiblah during the obligatory or mustaḥabb ghusl?

Answer #182:

Facing the qiblah during ghusl is not obligatory.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Ghusl Janābah