Repeating the prayer for one who prayed facing a direction other than the qiblah
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The questioner:
I did not know 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 are in a town or have people with you who know the qiblah, and you did not ask them, then you must repeat the prayer. However, if you are in the desert and no one is with you, you ask about the qiblah, you do your best (ijtihad), and you pray a valid prayer. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Taghabun 64:16].
The questioner:
The police tribe.
The Shaykh:
One prays in the town or has people with him who know the qiblah, or he asks them. Without doing his best (ijtihad), he is not absolved. Therefore, he must repeat the prayer because he was negligent and careless. Yes.
The questioner:
And the questioner asks the Shaykh: Is it permissible to kill one who denies the prayer if the proof is established against him, without the court being informed?
The Shaykh:
No, any of the hudud (fixed punishments).
I did not know 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 are in a town or have people with you who know the qiblah, and you did not ask them, then you must repeat the prayer. However, if you are in the desert and no one is with you, you ask about the qiblah, you do your best (ijtihad), and you pray a valid prayer. Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْThe questioner:
The police tribe.
The Shaykh:
One prays in the town or has people with him who know the qiblah, or he asks them. Without doing his best (ijtihad), he is not absolved. Therefore, he must repeat the prayer because he was negligent and careless. Yes.
The questioner:
And the questioner asks the Shaykh: Is it permissible to kill one who denies the prayer if the proof is established against him, without the court being informed?
The Shaykh:
No, any of the hudud (fixed punishments).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 011 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصلاة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:42)
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