How do I pray the voluntary prayer on an airplane if it is not facing the qiblah?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If I am on an airplane and I want to pray a voluntary prayer, how do I pray it when it is not facing the qiblah?
The Shaykh:
Pray in whatever direction you are facing, unless you are able to face the qiblah, in which case you must face it. If you are not able to, then pray in whatever direction you are facing. He said that the voluntary prayer is more lenient than the obligatory prayer.
The questioner:
Their statement, may Allah reward you, is that one says the takbir of ihram facing the qiblah, and then in the rest of the prayer, one prays in whatever direction one is facing.
The Shaykh:
This was mentioned; it was reported that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did this, but it seems it was not established. It was mentioned in Zad al-Ma'ani,
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If I am on an airplane and I want to pray a voluntary prayer, how do I pray it when it is not facing the qiblah?
The Shaykh:
Pray in whatever direction you are facing, unless you are able to face the qiblah, in which case you must face it. If you are not able to, then pray in whatever direction you are facing. He said that the voluntary prayer is more lenient than the obligatory prayer.
The questioner:
Their statement, may Allah reward you, is that one says the takbir of ihram facing the qiblah, and then in the rest of the prayer, one prays in whatever direction one is facing.
The Shaykh:
This was mentioned; it was reported that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did this, but it seems it was not established. It was mentioned in Zad al-Ma'ani,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/323] كيف أصلي صلاة النافلة في الطائرة إذا لم تكن في اتجاه القبلة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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