How to perform the prayer on an airplane
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The midday and afternoon prayers are combined. So, if you are on an airplane and the flight duration is eight hours, and we arrive after the night prayer, should I combine the midday and afternoon prayers with the sunset and night prayers?
No.
Pray the midday and afternoon prayers on the airplane. Do whatever you are able to do; for it is not permissible to delay the prayer beyond its time.
The questioner: But the direction of the qiblah changes?The Shaykh: Turn yourself. Whenever the direction of the airplane changes, keep facing the qiblah. In our recent airplanes—praise be to Allah—there is a chart hanging from the ceiling that shows you the direction of the qiblah.
No.
Pray the midday and afternoon prayers on the airplane. Do whatever you are able to do; for it is not permissible to delay the prayer beyond its time.
The questioner: But the direction of the qiblah changes?The Shaykh: Turn yourself. Whenever the direction of the airplane changes, keep facing the qiblah. In our recent airplanes—praise be to Allah—there is a chart hanging from the ceiling that shows you the direction of the qiblah.