The prayer of one who faced the wrong direction for a long period
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Question:
A questioner says: A man lived in an apartment and was praying in a direction other than the qiblah for a long period. Then he was informed that the qiblah was in a direction different from the one he had been facing. What is the ruling on his past prayers?
Answer:
If he was praying with his back to the Ka'bah, or if it was to his side, he must repeat the prayer. But if he was not facing away from the Ka'bah and was only deviating from it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 342Sahih (Darussalam) The space before it is broad. And the one who sees the Ka'bah must pray facing it directly, facing the Ka'bah itself. As for the one who does not see the Ka'bah, he faces the direction in which the Ka'bah is located. [Al-Baqarah 2:144] The direction in which the Ka'bah is located. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: A man lived in an apartment and was praying in a direction other than the qiblah for a long period. Then he was informed that the qiblah was in a direction different from the one he had been facing. What is the ruling on his past prayers?
Answer:
If he was praying with his back to the Ka'bah, or if it was to his side, he must repeat the prayer. But if he was not facing away from the Ka'bah and was only deviating from it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
What is between the east and the west is Qiblah.
ما بين المشرق والمغرب قبلةSo turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram
فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
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