Determining the Direction of the Qiblah in the Desert by the Sun
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Question:
This questioner says: Regarding determining the direction of the qiblah in the desert, some people place the sun on their left and pray. Is this method correct, or is it their own independent legal reasoning (ijtihad)?
Answer:
Directions differ, and they must look for the signs indicating the qiblah and pray in the direction they find through the signs indicating the qiblah, such as the sun and others. If it deviates slightly from the sun, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may He bless you,
This questioner says: Regarding determining the direction of the qiblah in the desert, some people place the sun on their left and pray. Is this method correct, or is it their own independent legal reasoning (ijtihad)?
Answer:
Directions differ, and they must look for the signs indicating the qiblah and pray in the direction they find through the signs indicating the qiblah, such as the sun and others. If it deviates slightly from the sun, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may He bless you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/196 — archive.org (10:03)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.