Fiqh

(Jurisprudence)

Noor-ul-Idha wa Najatul Arwaah

(The light of clarification and the Salvation of Souls)


That Which Is Related To The Condition Of Facing The Qibla

The reminder are conditions, some which validate the entrance into prayer,
and these are observed prior to prayer, while other conditions validate the continuance of the prayer.


Whoever is unable to face the direction of prayer due to illness or is unable to dismount from his animal, or because he fears an enemy, or predatory animal, then the direction of prayer for him is the direction he is able to face; while the direction of prayer for the one in fear is that which is safe for him.

If one does not know the direction of prayer and there is no one to inform him about it, nor id there a prayer niche (mihrab) then one must investigate. If he later learns that he was incorrect, he is not required to repeat the prayer. Although if one realises his error during the prayer, he must turn to the correct direction and continue the prayer.


If a person begins his prayer with NO investigation and after the completion of prayer discovers that he was correct, the prayer is valid, and if he finds out during the prayer that he is facing the correct direction, the prayer is nullified. The same applies to one who begins the prayer with NO investigation and does not discover at all whether he faced the correct direction.

In a group prayer, if many people use personal reasoning and it results in many people facing different directions because they are unaware of their Imam's situation, then their prayer is valid.