regarding some of the rulings on facing the qiblah in prayer?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Is it permissible for the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) to differ from the imam in the direction of the qiblah... to his left or right?
The Shaykh : What is your opinion if you saw this scene?
The questioner : By Allah, I saw it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But do you see that these people are gathered together?
The questioner : No, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No. In that case, we tell the imam to deviate slightly, and we tell the others to deviate slightly, so that they are all on the same line. As for them saying, "By Allah, we do not accept your qiblah," and him saying, "I do not accept your qiblah," we say: as long as the matter is broad and the direction is broad, and praise be to Allah, they should agree.
The questioner : ... the mosque is tilted to the right.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The questioner : They said if we tilt to the right, the space becomes narrow, so what would happen... .
The Shaykh : No, no, that is absolutely not permissible. It is not possible to agree. Either he agrees with them, or they agree with him, even if the mosque becomes narrow. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, that is not correct. This does not hold up. The sun differs in its movement between winter and summer. Now look at how the shadow of the house is in winter and how it is in summer. It is not correct, Adam.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... which requires the prayer to be repeated.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : For example, if his qiblah is the west, but he prayed toward the north or toward the south, this is not permissible.
The questioner : ... if no part of the body extends beyond it.
The Shaykh : If no part of the body extends beyond it, what then? As long as we said the directions are four, and the directions are four, as long as you are now in the direction of the west, the qiblah is valid. The matter is broad. How can we restrict ourselves? And it is not possible that you want to align exactly with the eye of the Ka'bah. This is impossible. Even according to the stronger position, the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque, we cannot be certain that it is directed exactly at the eye of the Ka'bah. If it were directed exactly at the eye of the Ka'bah, it would be obligatory for the rows to curve. Yes. The time has ended.
The Shaykh : What is your opinion if you saw this scene?
The questioner : By Allah, I saw it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But do you see that these people are gathered together?
The questioner : No, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No. In that case, we tell the imam to deviate slightly, and we tell the others to deviate slightly, so that they are all on the same line. As for them saying, "By Allah, we do not accept your qiblah," and him saying, "I do not accept your qiblah," we say: as long as the matter is broad and the direction is broad, and praise be to Allah, they should agree.
The questioner : ... the mosque is tilted to the right.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The questioner : They said if we tilt to the right, the space becomes narrow, so what would happen... .
The Shaykh : No, no, that is absolutely not permissible. It is not possible to agree. Either he agrees with them, or they agree with him, even if the mosque becomes narrow. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, that is not correct. This does not hold up. The sun differs in its movement between winter and summer. Now look at how the shadow of the house is in winter and how it is in summer. It is not correct, Adam.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... which requires the prayer to be repeated.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : For example, if his qiblah is the west, but he prayed toward the north or toward the south, this is not permissible.
The questioner : ... if no part of the body extends beyond it.
The Shaykh : If no part of the body extends beyond it, what then? As long as we said the directions are four, and the directions are four, as long as you are now in the direction of the west, the qiblah is valid. The matter is broad. How can we restrict ourselves? And it is not possible that you want to align exactly with the eye of the Ka'bah. This is impossible. Even according to the stronger position, the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque, we cannot be certain that it is directed exactly at the eye of the Ka'bah. If it were directed exactly at the eye of the Ka'bah, it would be obligatory for the rows to curve. Yes. The time has ended.