Is it obligatory to face the qiblah when praying on a mount?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: If a man prays on his mount, is he required to face the qiblah at the opening takbir?
Answer:
Yes. It is reported in some narrations that one faces the qiblah at the opening takbir, and some scholars held this view. However, the hadiths we have heard do not mention facing the qiblah at the opening takbir, which indicates that it is permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: If a man prays on his mount, is he required to face the qiblah at the opening takbir?
Answer:
Yes. It is reported in some narrations that one faces the qiblah at the opening takbir, and some scholars held this view. However, the hadiths we have heard do not mention facing the qiblah at the opening takbir, which indicates that it is permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يلزم استقبال القبلة عند الصلاة على الراحلة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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