What is the ruling on the adhan in a direction other than the qiblah?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on the adhan in a direction other than the qiblah?
The Shaykh : Facing the qiblah during the adhan is a recommended practice (sunnah), not a condition for the validity of the adhan. So if one calls the adhan facing to the right or left of the qiblah, or behind the qiblah, the adhan is valid, but it is not befitting to do so, because the adhan is remembrance of Allah, supplication, and a call to prayer, and it should be done facing the qiblah. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. M. A. S. This is the question with which we conclude this session with you, O honorable Shaykh. He says:
The Shaykh : Facing the qiblah during the adhan is a recommended practice (sunnah), not a condition for the validity of the adhan. So if one calls the adhan facing to the right or left of the qiblah, or behind the qiblah, the adhan is valid, but it is not befitting to do so, because the adhan is remembrance of Allah, supplication, and a call to prayer, and it should be done facing the qiblah. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. M. A. S. This is the question with which we conclude this session with you, O honorable Shaykh. He says: