What is the ruling on the prayer of a sick person facing a direction other than the qiblah?
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Question:
The questioner says: A woman underwent surgery on her eyes, and the doctor ordered her not to turn her head. So she prayed in the hospital facing a direction other than the qiblah. She asked her son, and he told her that the qiblah was valid, but he was lying. What is the ruling?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:[At-Taghabun 64:16] So if she is unable to face the qiblah, she prays in the direction that is easy for her, even if it is not the qiblah. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:115] Allah the Exalted said: So fear Allah as much as you are able.
The questioner says: A woman underwent surgery on her eyes, and the doctor ordered her not to turn her head. So she prayed in the hospital facing a direction other than the qiblah. She asked her son, and he told her that the qiblah was valid, but he was lying. What is the ruling?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAnd to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah
وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلاة المريض لغير القبلة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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