Praying in the opposite direction of the qiblah in a new house
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I moved into a new house, and after a year and a half, I realized that I was praying in the opposite direction of the qiblah. What is obligatory for me, and what is obligatory for my family?
Answer:
Well, if you are among people and there are mosques, and you have no Muslim neighbors and no mosques with mihrabs, and if you were negligent and did not ask anyone, and you do not pray in the mosque but pray in your house—unless, for example, you are in a land of disbelievers where there are no Muslims and no mosques—then you must do your best to determine the qiblah. You pray according to your best effort, and your prayer is valid. Fear Allah as much as you are able. However, if you were negligent, did not ask, and did not use the mosques as a guide, then you must repeat the prayers, because you abandoned a condition for the validity of the prayer without an excuse. Yes, this is if the deviation was complete.
He says: I reversed the qiblah, meaning completely. But if the deviation was slight, it does not matter. If the deviation is slight, it does not matter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I moved into a new house, and after a year and a half, I realized that I was praying in the opposite direction of the qiblah. What is obligatory for me, and what is obligatory for my family?
Answer:
Well, if you are among people and there are mosques, and you have no Muslim neighbors and no mosques with mihrabs, and if you were negligent and did not ask anyone, and you do not pray in the mosque but pray in your house—unless, for example, you are in a land of disbelievers where there are no Muslims and no mosques—then you must do your best to determine the qiblah. You pray according to your best effort, and your prayer is valid. Fear Allah as much as you are able. However, if you were negligent, did not ask, and did not use the mosques as a guide, then you must repeat the prayers, because you abandoned a condition for the validity of the prayer without an excuse. Yes, this is if the deviation was complete.
He says: I reversed the qiblah, meaning completely. But if the deviation was slight, it does not matter. If the deviation is slight, it does not matter. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الأول في انقسام القلوب إلى صحيح وسقيم وميت — islamhouse.com (1:13:48)
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