The Ruling on Deviating Slightly from the Qiblah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We travel in the wilderness, and sometimes when we want to pray the obligatory prayers, we deviate slightly from the qiblah. We truly strive and try to face the qiblah, but we are forced to deviate from it.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. The intention is to face the direction in which the Ka'bah is located, for the one who is far away and cannot see it. As for the one who can see the Ka'bah, it is obligatory for him to face it directly. As for the one who is far away and cannot see it, he faces the direction in which the Ka'bah is, even if he deviates slightly, because he cannot see it. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 342Sahih (Darussalam) This is for the people of Madinah, indicating that the matter is lenient in this regard. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We travel in the wilderness, and sometimes when we want to pray the obligatory prayers, we deviate slightly from the qiblah. We truly strive and try to face the qiblah, but we are forced to deviate from it.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. The intention is to face the direction in which the Ka'bah is located, for the one who is far away and cannot see it. As for the one who can see the Ka'bah, it is obligatory for him to face it directly. As for the one who is far away and cannot see it, he faces the direction in which the Ka'bah is, even if he deviates slightly, because he cannot see it. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
What is between the east and the west is Qiblah.
ما بين المشرق والمغرب قبلة،The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/097 — archive.org (5:56)
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