What is the ruling on one who prayed in a direction other than the qiblah for three days while in a country with mosques?
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Question:
Yes, may Allah bless you. This is a question about one who prayed in a direction other than the qiblah for three days, and then he learned the direction of the qiblah and prayed toward it. What is the ruling on the past prayers?
Answer:
If he was in a country with mosques and Muslims, and he prayed in a direction other than the qiblah, he must repeat the prayer because he was negligent. Why did he not ask? Why did he not look at the mosques? So he is not excused for his deviation from the qiblah. This is from one aspect. The other aspect is: why does he pray alone when he is among Muslims and there are mosques, and he does not pray with the Muslims? He should pray with them and maintain his prayer. Yes.
Yes, may Allah bless you. This is a question about one who prayed in a direction other than the qiblah for three days, and then he learned the direction of the qiblah and prayed toward it. What is the ruling on the past prayers?
Answer:
If he was in a country with mosques and Muslims, and he prayed in a direction other than the qiblah, he must repeat the prayer because he was negligent. Why did he not ask? Why did he not look at the mosques? So he is not excused for his deviation from the qiblah. This is from one aspect. The other aspect is: why does he pray alone when he is among Muslims and there are mosques, and he does not pray with the Muslims? He should pray with them and maintain his prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5289] ما حكم من صلى إلى غير القبلة ثلاثة أيام وهو في بلد فيه مساجد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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