It has been recalled through a memoirs that Imam always kept remembering God the Almighty in all situations and circumstances. He never neglected divine remembrance through his tongue his heart.
During his stay in holy city of Najaf, whenever he intended to get ablution prior to performing his prayers, he always made ablution while facing Qibla. And when he was hospitalized in Tehran, he would make himself obliged to make ablution facing the Qibla.
(A memoirs by Rashai Noor, One of the Imam's bodyguards)