One who enters a mosque and prays facing other than the qiblah: does he have to repeat it?
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The questioner : If he entered the mosque and thought that the qiblah was in the opposite direction, so he prayed, and then it became clear to him afterwards that the qiblah was not in that direction?
The Shaykh : He has to repeat it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Because mosques have a marker for the qiblah.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It is usually the case that the many doors are not on the qiblah side of the mosque.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If they are not on the qiblah side, he knows that this is behind the qiblah.
The Shaykh : He has to repeat it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Because mosques have a marker for the qiblah.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It is usually the case that the many doors are not on the qiblah side of the mosque.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If they are not on the qiblah side, he knows that this is behind the qiblah.