Reciting the adhkar in the car and the condition of facing the qiblah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to recite the adhkar in the car? And is it required to face the qiblah?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[An-Nisa 4:103] So one remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in the car, or while walking, or while sitting, or while lying on one's side; one remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is not required to face the qiblah; rather, one faces the direction of his destination and his path, and remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Even the voluntary prayer is permissible for a person to pray in the direction of his destination, even if it is not the qiblah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to recite the adhkar in the car? And is it required to face the qiblah?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides
فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب القضاء — islamhouse.com (59:22)
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