Praying for a month in a direction other than the qiblah
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Question:
This is a fatwa request. It says: I was living in a place. The person seeking the ruling says: I was praying in a place for a month, and then it became clear to me that I was facing a direction other than the qiblah.
Answer:
If the deviation from the qiblah is significant, you must repeat the prayer. If the qiblah was to your side or behind you, you must repeat the prayer. However, if the deviation is not a deviation from the qiblah, but rather a deviation within the direction of the qiblah, there is no harm in that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 342Sahih (Darussalam) This was for the people of Madinah, and others were judged by analogy to them. Yes.
This is a fatwa request. It says: I was living in a place. The person seeking the ruling says: I was praying in a place for a month, and then it became clear to me that I was facing a direction other than the qiblah.
Answer:
If the deviation from the qiblah is significant, you must repeat the prayer. If the qiblah was to your side or behind you, you must repeat the prayer. However, if the deviation is not a deviation from the qiblah, but rather a deviation within the direction of the qiblah, there is no harm in that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
What is between the east and the west is Qiblah.
ما بين المشرق والمغرب قبلة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-080-كتب العقيدة ومنهجية الاستفادة منها|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:54)
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