The ruling on praying in a direction other than the qiblah in the open desert
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Question:
A group of people prayed in a direction other than the qiblah in the open desert for several obligatory prayers. What is the ruling on those prayers?
Answer:
If they have no signs by which to determine the qiblah, no nearby town with mosques, and no one to inform them of the qiblah, and they exert themselves to the best of their ability and pray, then their prayer is valid, because they exerted themselves according to their capacity and acted upon their ijtihad. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Baqarah 2:115] The scholars said that this verse was revealed regarding the determination of the qiblah while traveling. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
A group of people prayed in a direction other than the qiblah in the open desert for several obligatory prayers. What is the ruling on those prayers?
Answer:
If they have no signs by which to determine the qiblah, no nearby town with mosques, and no one to inform them of the qiblah, and they exert themselves to the best of their ability and pray, then their prayer is valid, because they exerted themselves according to their capacity and acted upon their ijtihad. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah. Indeed, Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (078) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (11:59)
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