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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on repeating the prayer while traveling when the qiblah is not determined

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! We were on a land trip, and we prayed the Fajr prayer without facing the qiblah, after making an effort to determine the qiblah. After the sun rose, we repeated the prayer. Is our action valid?

Answer:
If you made an effort, and you did not have clear evidence regarding the qiblah, you did not have clear evidence regarding the qiblah, you did not have any mosques or mihrabs, and you did not have a compass to use now, or anyone with expertise, then if you exerted effort and prayed, your prayers are valid, and there is no need to repeat them.
Allah the Exalted said:
And to Allah belongs the east and the westوَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:115]
So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allahفَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:115]
. They said this was revealed regarding a group of people who were traveling, made an effort to determine the qiblah, and prayed. When morning came, it became clear that they had prayed in a direction other than the qiblah, so they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asking him, and Allah revealed this verse. So if they exerted their utmost effort and made an effort to pray, their prayer is valid and they do not have to repeat it. Yes.
Source الصلاة لغير القبلة — alfawzan.live

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