The ruling on a slight deviation from the qiblah in prayer
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Question:
He says: Shaykh, a person traveled to a country and wanted to pray in his place of residence. He faced the qiblah, but with a slight deviation. Is his prayer valid?
Answer:
If the deviation is slight, it does not harm. A slight deviation from the qiblah does not harm, because the intention is to face the direction of the qiblah,[Al-Baqarah 2:115], so the intention is to face the direction of the qiblah. If he prays toward the direction of the qiblah, even if he deviates from it slightly, this does not harm, as long as the qiblah is not behind his back or to his side. Yes.
He says: Shaykh, a person traveled to a country and wanted to pray in his place of residence. He faced the qiblah, but with a slight deviation. Is his prayer valid?
Answer:
If the deviation is slight, it does not harm. A slight deviation from the qiblah does not harm, because the intention is to face the direction of the qiblah,
So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah
فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 23 / فتاوى على الهواء - 17 07 1436هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (11:41)
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