The ruling on one who deviates from the qiblah in the desert
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Question:
If it becomes clear to the one praying that he has deviated from the qiblah, and he has already performed many prayers, does he have to repeat these prayers?
Answer:
He was in the desert, and there was no one with him to ask, and he did not know the signs that indicate the qiblah. He did his best and prayed, so his prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah,[Al-Baqarah 2:286]. Yes.
If it becomes clear to the one praying that he has deviated from the qiblah, and he has already performed many prayers, does he have to repeat these prayers?
Answer:
He was in the desert, and there was no one with him to ask, and he did not know the signs that indicate the qiblah. He did his best and prayed, so his prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah,
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/116 — archive.org (10:19)
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