If the one praying is facing a direction other than the qiblah, and then another person turns him toward the qiblah, does he complete his prayer or start it over?
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The questioner : If he is praying in a direction other than the qiblah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And one of the people told him that he was praying in a direction other than the qiblah, so is there anything required of him regarding what came before?
The Shaykh : He does not complete it if he is praying in a direction other than the qiblah and is informed of this; rather, he completes the prayer, just as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And one of the people told him that he was praying in a direction other than the qiblah, so is there anything required of him regarding what came before?
The Shaykh : He does not complete it if he is praying in a direction other than the qiblah and is informed of this; rather, he completes the prayer, just as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did.