A man prayed in a direction other than the qiblah, and he learned of this after three days had passed. Is he required to repeat the prayer?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man prayed in a direction other than the qiblah, and he learned of this after three days had passed. Is he required to repeat the prayer?
Answer:
If he was in the open desert and did not know the evidence for the qiblah, and he exerted his effort and prayed, then his prayer is valid. However, if he was in a town where there are mosques, mihrabs, and people he could ask, and he prayed in a direction other than the qiblah, then he was negligent, and it is obligatory for him to repeat the prayer.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man prayed in a direction other than the qiblah, and he learned of this after three days had passed. Is he required to repeat the prayer?
Answer:
If he was in the open desert and did not know the evidence for the qiblah, and he exerted his effort and prayed, then his prayer is valid. However, if he was in a town where there are mosques, mihrabs, and people he could ask, and he prayed in a direction other than the qiblah, then he was negligent, and it is obligatory for him to repeat the prayer.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [32 -939] رجل صلى إلى غير القبلة، وعلم بذلك بعد مرور ثلاثة أيام، فهل عليه اعادة الصلاة؟ — youtube.com
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