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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on performing the Fajr prayer on an airplane facing a direction other than the qiblah if one fears the time will expire and it is difficult to face the qiblah?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I prayed Fajr on the airplane while sitting and facing a direction other than the qiblah; because it is difficult for me to face the qiblah, as there is no place for me to pray in, and the time will expire if I delay it, so what is the legal ruling in that?

Answer:
Your prayer is valid, if Allah wills, because you mentioned that the time will expire, and that you are unable to face the qiblah, and you do not find a place to pray in on the airplane, and you prayed according to your ability, so your prayer is valid due to the saying of Allah the Exalted
So fear Allah as much as you are ableفَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
[At-Taghabun 64:16]
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
And if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can.إذا أمرتكم بأمر فأتوا منه ما استطعتم
Sahih al-Bukhari 7288
. Yes. On the condition that he knows his ruku', sujud, and standing through the takbir. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [422 -2802]ما حكم أداء صلاة الفجر في الطائرة إلى غير القبلة إذا خشي خروج الوقت وتعذر استقبال القبلة؟ — youtube.com

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