Is it obligatory for the khatib on Friday to turn his back to the qiblah?
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The questioner : In the Friday khutbah, is it obligatory for the khatib to turn his back to the qiblah?
The Shaykh : He faces the qiblah.
The questioner : He turns his back to it.
The Shaykh : No, it is not obligatory in the sense of being required; it is not obligatory.
The questioner : It is not obligatory, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, it is better for him to face the believers, but it is not obligatory.
The questioner : Is there any act of worship in which it is obligatory to turn one's back to the qiblah?
The Shaykh : There is no act of worship in which it is obligatory to turn one's back to the qiblah. And I told you that this is not obligatory; it is not obligatory at all. However, sometimes it is required for a person to turn his back to the qiblah, or to face it, or to have it on his right or on his left, according to what the texts state.
The questioner : He turns his back, O Shaykh? For example?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Regarding the obligation.
The Shaykh : He must turn his back to the qiblah. I do not recall an example right now, but it is divided into all four directions: turning one's back, facing, on the right, and on the left.
The Shaykh : He faces the qiblah.
The questioner : He turns his back to it.
The Shaykh : No, it is not obligatory in the sense of being required; it is not obligatory.
The questioner : It is not obligatory, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, it is better for him to face the believers, but it is not obligatory.
The questioner : Is there any act of worship in which it is obligatory to turn one's back to the qiblah?
The Shaykh : There is no act of worship in which it is obligatory to turn one's back to the qiblah. And I told you that this is not obligatory; it is not obligatory at all. However, sometimes it is required for a person to turn his back to the qiblah, or to face it, or to have it on his right or on his left, according to what the texts state.
The questioner : He turns his back, O Shaykh? For example?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Regarding the obligation.
The Shaykh : He must turn his back to the qiblah. I do not recall an example right now, but it is divided into all four directions: turning one's back, facing, on the right, and on the left.