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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Praying in a direction other than the qiblah out of ignorance while traveling

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Question:
He says: I traveled to one of the countries and prayed a number of prayers in a direction other than the qiblah without knowing it, and I realized this after a period of time. Do I have to repeat the prayers?

Answer:
If the deviation from the qiblah is slight, this does not harm. However, if the deviation from the qiblah is significant, such that you are behind your back, to your left, or to your right, and you could have asked or made an effort to find the qiblah, if there was someone around you who knew it or signs by which it could be determined, but you were negligent, then you must repeat the prayer.
As for if there was no one to guide you to the qiblah or inform you of it, and there were no signs, and you made an effort and prayed according to your effort, then your prayer is valid,
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacityلَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (1:09:04)

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