Disagreement on the Direction of the Qiblah and Congregational Prayer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If three people disagree on the direction of the qiblah, do they pray in congregation?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
How is the person to be?
The Shaykh:
If they do not agree on the ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) for determining the qiblah, they do not pray the Friday prayer; each prays according to his own ijtihad and does not follow the other. However, if they agree on the direction of the qiblah, they pray in congregation. Or if there is one among them who is not skilled in ijtihad, if there is one among them who is not skilled in ijtihad, he prays alone. But if they are all skilled in ijtihad and they differ in their ijtihad, each prays according to what his ijtihad leads him to, and they do not pray in congregation.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If three people disagree on the direction of the qiblah, do they pray in congregation?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
How is the person to be?
The Shaykh:
If they do not agree on the ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) for determining the qiblah, they do not pray the Friday prayer; each prays according to his own ijtihad and does not follow the other. However, if they agree on the direction of the qiblah, they pray in congregation. Or if there is one among them who is not skilled in ijtihad, if there is one among them who is not skilled in ijtihad, he prays alone. But if they are all skilled in ijtihad and they differ in their ijtihad, each prays according to what his ijtihad leads him to, and they do not pray in congregation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/27 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:08:21)
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