Determining the Qiblah on Land by the Nearest Mosque or by Ijtihad
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Finally, if people go out to the open country near the town, if they go out, are they required to go to the nearest mosque to determine the Qiblah, or is independent legal reasoning sufficient?
Answer:
If the mosque is near, they take the Qiblah from the mosque. If it is far, they use independent legal reasoning.
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Finally, if people go out to the open country near the town, if they go out, are they required to go to the nearest mosque to determine the Qiblah, or is independent legal reasoning sufficient?
Answer:
If the mosque is near, they take the Qiblah from the mosque. If it is far, they use independent legal reasoning.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب حجة من رأى فرض البعيد إصابة الجهة لا العين — islamhouse.com (4:34)
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