The ruling on praying in a direction other than the qiblah due to ignorance within a Muslim country
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Question:
This questioner says: We prayed in a direction other than the qiblah out of our ignorance, while we were inside the country. Is it obligatory for us to repeat the prayer?
Answer:
We do not know what your direction was. If your direction was a deviation from the qiblah, you must repeat the prayer, because you have no excuse. You are in the country; you see the mosques and you can ask people. If you prayed in a direction other than the qiblah while you were in the country, you must repeat it, because you were negligent. Yes.
This questioner says: We prayed in a direction other than the qiblah out of our ignorance, while we were inside the country. Is it obligatory for us to repeat the prayer?
Answer:
We do not know what your direction was. If your direction was a deviation from the qiblah, you must repeat the prayer, because you have no excuse. You are in the country; you see the mosques and you can ask people. If you prayed in a direction other than the qiblah while you were in the country, you must repeat it, because you were negligent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1208- حكم الصلاة لغير القبلة جهلًا داخل بلد المسلمين - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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