What is the ruling on one who prayed for days facing a direction other than the qiblah based on his own ijtihad?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: I traveled and rented a room in a hotel. When the time for prayer came, I made an effort and prayed facing a direction I thought was the qiblah. I continued doing so for days, then it became clear that it was not the qiblah. What is the ruling on my prayer?
Answer:
If the deviation from the qiblah is significant, you must repeat the prayer. If the qiblah was behind you or on your side, then you did not face the qiblah, so you must repeat the prayer. However, if the deviation does not take you outside the direction of the qiblah, your prayer is valid. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: I traveled and rented a room in a hotel. When the time for prayer came, I made an effort and prayed facing a direction I thought was the qiblah. I continued doing so for days, then it became clear that it was not the qiblah. What is the ruling on my prayer?
Answer:
If the deviation from the qiblah is significant, you must repeat the prayer. If the qiblah was behind you or on your side, then you did not face the qiblah, so you must repeat the prayer. However, if the deviation does not take you outside the direction of the qiblah, your prayer is valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 430- ما حكم من صلّى أياماً إلى غير القبلة باجتهاد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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