Explaining how to determine the direction of the qiblah outside of built-up areas
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Q183: The questioner says: If I am outside of built-up areas, how do I determine the direction of the qiblah, given that whenever I go out, I do not know the direction of the qiblah except through my own effort, and I do not know whether the qiblah is correct or not, and I pray accordingly?
A183: Ask the companions around you about the qiblah, and make an effort to determine it, and pray. The qiblah is known by landmarks and by directions; this is a matter for people of experience and knowledge. The point is: if a person is alone, he makes an effort according to what his effort leads him to in seeking the qiblah, and if he is with others, he asks them and they all make an effort together.
He was alone, exerting his own effort to determine the qiblah based on his own ijtihad. However, if he was with others, he would ask them, and they would all exert their efforts together.
A183: Ask the companions around you about the qiblah, and make an effort to determine it, and pray. The qiblah is known by landmarks and by directions; this is a matter for people of experience and knowledge. The point is: if a person is alone, he makes an effort according to what his effort leads him to in seeking the qiblah, and if he is with others, he asks them and they all make an effort together.
He was alone, exerting his own effort to determine the qiblah based on his own ijtihad. However, if he was with others, he would ask them, and they would all exert their efforts together.
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