Using the Sun and Moon to Determine the Direction of the Qiblah
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Question:
The listener Ahmad asks: Is it permissible to use the sun, moon, and stars to determine the direction of the qiblah, or is this not possible? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
There is no harm in using the sun and the moon to determine the direction of the qiblah, the direction of travel, and the like. This is what is meant by the verse:[Al-An'am 6:97] and by the stars, and it is they who are guided. Allah created the stars for three purposes: as adornment for the sky, as missiles to repel the devils, and as signs by which one is guided on land and at sea. Yes.
The listener Ahmad asks: Is it permissible to use the sun, moon, and stars to determine the direction of the qiblah, or is this not possible? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
There is no harm in using the sun and the moon to determine the direction of the qiblah, the direction of travel, and the like. This is what is meant by the verse:
placed for you the stars that you may be guided by them through the darknesses of the land and sea
جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7589 — youtube.com (2:08)
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