The Ruling on Praying in a Car
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Is it a condition to face the qiblah at the opening takbir if I am praying in a car?
Answer:
Praying in a car, what is he praying in a car, a voluntary prayer or an obligatory one? For a voluntary prayer, there is nothing wrong with it; its ruling is lenient if you are traveling. As for an obligatory prayer, no, you do not pray on a vehicle. You must get down to the ground, not on a camel, not on a car, and not on anything else, except in an airplane in the air if you fear the time will expire, in which case you pray as best as you can. Fear Allah as much as you are able.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Is it a condition to face the qiblah at the opening takbir if I am praying in a car?
Answer:
Praying in a car, what is he praying in a car, a voluntary prayer or an obligatory one? For a voluntary prayer, there is nothing wrong with it; its ruling is lenient if you are traveling. As for an obligatory prayer, no, you do not pray on a vehicle. You must get down to the ground, not on a camel, not on a car, and not on anything else, except in an airplane in the air if you fear the time will expire, in which case you pray as best as you can. Fear Allah as much as you are able.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2927] حكم الصلاة على السيارة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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