Changing the qiblah of a mosque that is found to be misaligned when using a compass
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If we use what is called a compass and find that the mosque's qiblah is misaligned, are we to require the people of the mosque to change their qiblah?
Answer:
A fatwa or decision has been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars stating that if the misalignment in old mosques is significant, it must be changed. However, if the misalignment is slight, there is no harm in it, but if the mosque is rebuilt, the qiblah should be corrected. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If we use what is called a compass and find that the mosque's qiblah is misaligned, are we to require the people of the mosque to change their qiblah?
Answer:
A fatwa or decision has been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars stating that if the misalignment in old mosques is significant, it must be changed. However, if the misalignment is slight, there is no harm in it, but if the mosque is rebuilt, the qiblah should be corrected. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (56:57)
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