The ruling on the difference in the direction of the qiblah between the imam and the ma'mum inside the Ka'bah

The questioner : If two men pray inside the Ka'bah, it is required that there be a proper arrangement between them, even if they differ in direction.

The Shaykh : The problem is that one of them ends up praying alone behind the row.

The questioner : Not two.

The Shaykh : Two means two believers and an imam.

The questioner : One on the left.

The Shaykh : Definitely.

The questioner : You don't see it, I mean.

The Shaykh : The imam prays in one direction, one believer in another, and the second in yet another, is that right? It is valid, but they must be in the same row; being in the same row is necessary.

The questioner : So the imam is on the left and the ma'mum are on the south. It didn't turn out to be two [in the same row].

The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm. It is possible for the ma'mum, one of them prays toward the western wall and the other toward the eastern wall.

The questioner : My dear, of course, of course.

The Shaykh : It does not appear [to be a problem], because this opposition is between the ma'mum. Even according to the words of the jurists, they said regarding this issue that it is permissible for the imam to face one direction and the ma'mum to face another if they are inside the Ka'bah.

The questioner : What is the difference, Shaykh, between our case and the case of the two mujtahids?

The Shaykh : Yes, the viewers, because one of them is mistaken in any case.

The questioner : In his voice, in the depths of his soul, he believes that his companion...

The Shaykh : But one of them is definitely mistaken, whereas in that case, they are all definitely equal.