The ruling on one who prays in a direction other than the qiblah while ignorant
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A man prayed in Jeddah, in the middle of the city near the sea, and he prayed in a direction other than the direction of the qiblah. After he finished his prayer, he discovered that the qiblah was in the opposite direction. What is required of this person, especially since many days have passed?
It is obligatory for this man to repeat the prayer now, because his prayer in a direction other than the qiblah is not valid. He is not in a place of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) where we would say he should exercise ijtihad. Therefore, he must repeat his prayer now, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding one who sleeps through a prayer or forgets it: “Then let him pray it when he remembers it” . Since this man did not know the ruling until now, let him pray now.
A man prayed in Jeddah, in the middle of the city near the sea, and he prayed in a direction other than the direction of the qiblah. After he finished his prayer, he discovered that the qiblah was in the opposite direction. What is required of this person, especially since many days have passed?
It is obligatory for this man to repeat the prayer now, because his prayer in a direction other than the qiblah is not valid. He is not in a place of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) where we would say he should exercise ijtihad. Therefore, he must repeat his prayer now, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding one who sleeps through a prayer or forgets it: “Then let him pray it when he remembers it” . Since this man did not know the ruling until now, let him pray now.