The Obligation of the Worshipper in the Sacred Precinct Facing the Ka'bah
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Prayer in the Haram, if the Haram is crowded, and the person is inside the Haram, but he has not fully oriented himself toward the direction of the Ka'bah, like the lines.
Or these things, is his prayer valid, or is it necessary to face the Ka'bah itself?
Whoever is in al-Masjid al-Haram and can see the Ka'bah, it is obligatory for him to see the Ka'bah, and to be facing it with his entire body.
The questioner: The pillars, and as for when the row extends outside the mosque, he cannot.
The Shaykh: As for outside the mosque, now, and praise be to Allah, they have made the balconies facing the Ka'bah exactly, all the courtyards around the mosque are certainly facing the Ka'bah, and so is the roof, as for the inside, they have now placed precise lines that indicate to the person facing the Ka'bah.
The questioner: And is seeing it a condition?The Shaykh: It is not a condition, the important thing is that he is facing the Ka'bah, even if a pillar is between him and it.
The questioner: As for the broken rows, O Shaykh, sometimes a person is on the second floor, and the prayer has started, is it obligatory for him to go down to fill the lower rows?The Shaykh: It is not obligatory, but he moves forward and completes the first row, then the next, on the same second floor.
Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You, I testify that there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
Or these things, is his prayer valid, or is it necessary to face the Ka'bah itself?
Whoever is in al-Masjid al-Haram and can see the Ka'bah, it is obligatory for him to see the Ka'bah, and to be facing it with his entire body.
The questioner: The pillars, and as for when the row extends outside the mosque, he cannot.
The Shaykh: As for outside the mosque, now, and praise be to Allah, they have made the balconies facing the Ka'bah exactly, all the courtyards around the mosque are certainly facing the Ka'bah, and so is the roof, as for the inside, they have now placed precise lines that indicate to the person facing the Ka'bah.
The questioner: And is seeing it a condition?The Shaykh: It is not a condition, the important thing is that he is facing the Ka'bah, even if a pillar is between him and it.
The questioner: As for the broken rows, O Shaykh, sometimes a person is on the second floor, and the prayer has started, is it obligatory for him to go down to fill the lower rows?The Shaykh: It is not obligatory, but he moves forward and completes the first row, then the next, on the same second floor.
Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You, I testify that there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.