The ruling on one who was praying and was directed to the correct direction of the qiblah
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A listener from the land of Zahran (A.A.A) sent a message containing a collection of questions. In one of his questions, he says: If a group of people are traveling and the time for prayer catches up with them, and they do not see a mosque, so they pray facing a direction other than the qiblah, and then a man from the town comes to them while they are praying and says to them: "You are not facing the qiblah!" What should they do in detail? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: If it becomes clear to them that what he said is correct, they should turn around and their prayer is valid. If it does not become clear to them that what he said is correct, and they are exercising independent legal reasoning, they should continue their prayer. This requires consideration. If they are exercising independent legal reasoning and striving for accuracy, having taken the necessary measures, and it has become clear to them that this is the qiblah, then they should continue their prayer and complete it, and their prayer is valid. However, if it becomes clear to them from the man's statement that they were mistaken and that he is correct, then they should turn toward the qiblah, and the prayer they have already performed is valid.
The evidence for this is that the people of Quba were praying, and someone came to them informing them that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had turned the direction of prayer toward the Ka'bah. They were praying toward the direction of Sham, so they turned around and completed their prayer facing the Ka'bah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not disapprove of them. Thus, if a person is in the wilderness and says the takbir for prayer and prays part of the prayer, and then it becomes clear to him that he was mistaken, or someone comes to inform him that he was mistaken, he should turn around and complete his prayer, and his prayer is valid.
The presenter: What if he has finished his prayer, Your Eminence, and then someone comes to inform him?
The Shaykh: His prayer is valid. If he has finished his prayer, it is valid, provided that he exercised independent legal reasoning and strived for accuracy. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: If it becomes clear to them that what he said is correct, they should turn around and their prayer is valid. If it does not become clear to them that what he said is correct, and they are exercising independent legal reasoning, they should continue their prayer. This requires consideration. If they are exercising independent legal reasoning and striving for accuracy, having taken the necessary measures, and it has become clear to them that this is the qiblah, then they should continue their prayer and complete it, and their prayer is valid. However, if it becomes clear to them from the man's statement that they were mistaken and that he is correct, then they should turn toward the qiblah, and the prayer they have already performed is valid.
The evidence for this is that the people of Quba were praying, and someone came to them informing them that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had turned the direction of prayer toward the Ka'bah. They were praying toward the direction of Sham, so they turned around and completed their prayer facing the Ka'bah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not disapprove of them. Thus, if a person is in the wilderness and says the takbir for prayer and prays part of the prayer, and then it becomes clear to him that he was mistaken, or someone comes to inform him that he was mistaken, he should turn around and complete his prayer, and his prayer is valid.
The presenter: What if he has finished his prayer, Your Eminence, and then someone comes to inform him?
The Shaykh: His prayer is valid. If he has finished his prayer, it is valid, provided that he exercised independent legal reasoning and strived for accuracy. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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