The direction of mountain faces toward the qiblah
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding facing the qiblah, has it been established through experience that the faces of mountains always face the qiblah?
The Shaykh:
And Allah knows best, they say so; the general rule is that large mountains, mountain ranges, and the descent of a mountain,
The questioner:
It appears, and Allah knows best, that the intended meaning is mountain ranges.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding facing the qiblah, has it been established through experience that the faces of mountains always face the qiblah?
The Shaykh:
And Allah knows best, they say so; the general rule is that large mountains, mountain ranges, and the descent of a mountain,
The questioner:
It appears, and Allah knows best, that the intended meaning is mountain ranges.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: شروط صحة الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:15:52)
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