Praying behind an imam who started the prayer facing a direction other than the qiblah and then turned
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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who prays facing the opposite direction of the qiblah in the train station prayer area, and when he learned the direction of the qiblah, he turned toward the qiblah and completed his prayer without breaking it or repeating it?
Answer:
What is contrary to the ruling is if he started the prayer, exerted his effort (ijtihad), and began the prayer facing a direction other than the qiblah, then he learned the correct direction and turned toward it; his prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who prays facing the opposite direction of the qiblah in the train station prayer area, and when he learned the direction of the qiblah, he turned toward the qiblah and completed his prayer without breaking it or repeating it?
Answer:
What is contrary to the ruling is if he started the prayer, exerted his effort (ijtihad), and began the prayer facing a direction other than the qiblah, then he learned the correct direction and turned toward it; his prayer is valid, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما ما أفتى به الحسن وإبراهيم النخعي ومالك في إحدى الروايتين عنه — islamhouse.com (1:00:03)
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