If one fears that the time for the Fajr prayer will end while he is on a train, is it permissible for him to pray facing a direction other than the qiblah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I boarded the train before the Fajr prayer, and the train will arrive at my destination after the sun has risen. Is it permissible for me to pray Fajr on this train without facing the qiblah?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pray the prayer on the train. Your statement that you do not face the qiblah is not correct. You can, because you are in a train car, which is like a room, so you turn toward the qiblah and pray. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I boarded the train before the Fajr prayer, and the train will arrive at my destination after the sun has risen. Is it permissible for me to pray Fajr on this train without facing the qiblah?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pray the prayer on the train. Your statement that you do not face the qiblah is not correct. You can, because you are in a train car, which is like a room, so you turn toward the qiblah and pray. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [252 -2802] من خشي خروج وقت صلاة الفجر وهو راكب القطار، هل يجوز له أن يصلي إلى غير القبلة؟ — youtube.com
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