Praying in a direction other than the qiblah due to ignorance, and repeating it
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I did not know the direction of the qiblah, so I prayed. After the prayer, I realized that my prayer was not facing the qiblah. Do I have to repeat the prayer, or what should I do?
The Shaykh:
If you were in a town or had people with you who knew the qiblah and you did not ask them, you must repeat the prayer. However, if you were in the desert and had no one to ask about the qiblah, or if you made an effort to determine it, your prayer is valid.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
A person who prays in a town or has people with him who know the qiblah should ask them. Or if he prayed without making an effort, then he is negligent and has no excuse. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I did not know the direction of the qiblah, so I prayed. After the prayer, I realized that my prayer was not facing the qiblah. Do I have to repeat the prayer, or what should I do?
The Shaykh:
If you were in a town or had people with you who knew the qiblah and you did not ask them, you must repeat the prayer. However, if you were in the desert and had no one to ask about the qiblah, or if you made an effort to determine it, your prayer is valid.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
A person who prays in a town or has people with him who know the qiblah should ask them. Or if he prayed without making an effort, then he is negligent and has no excuse. Yes.
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