The Ruling on Praying in a Car

The questioner : One prays on the earth.

The Shaykh : What is it?

The questioner : Yes. Not on the ground. Huh?

The Shaykh : If he prays.

The questioner : Yes. It did not happen, I mean.

The Shaykh : He did not pray.

The questioner : He prayed in the Haram. All right.

The Shaykh : Yes. It appears that it is not permissible, but note that mounts are different now, I mean, for example, in cars now a person can pray and perform all the pillars and conditions. So if it is possible to pray in the car, face the qiblah, stand in the place of standing, bow, and prostrate, there is no harm, just like praying on a ship, and there is no difference. The 'illah (operative cause) for praying on a mount in the past was that a person could not stand, bow, or prostrate, so the prayer on it was a prayer of necessity. Indeed. Yes. A safe car. If he is unable, we say wait until it stops, and he must stop to pray if he fears missing the time.