What is the ruling on the prayer of one who prayed in a mosque whose qiblah was not correct, and he did not know?
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Question:
A questioner says: Women in the city of Riyadh were performing the prayer in a mosque in one of the markets for several years, and it became clear that the qiblah in that mosque was not correct. What is the ruling on their prayer?
Answer:
If the qiblah is slightly off, this does not harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What is between the east and the west is the qiblah." So the one who is far away and cannot see the Ka'bah is sufficient to face the direction in which the Ka'bah is, even if he does not hit the exact spot of the Ka'bah. This is from the facilitation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So a slight deviation does not harm, if Allah wills. Yes.
A questioner says: Women in the city of Riyadh were performing the prayer in a mosque in one of the markets for several years, and it became clear that the qiblah in that mosque was not correct. What is the ruling on their prayer?
Answer:
If the qiblah is slightly off, this does not harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What is between the east and the west is the qiblah." So the one who is far away and cannot see the Ka'bah is sufficient to face the direction in which the Ka'bah is, even if he does not hit the exact spot of the Ka'bah. This is from the facilitation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So a slight deviation does not harm, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلاة مَن صلى في مسجد قبلته غير صحيحة وهو لا يعلم؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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