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Does Salaah have to be repeated if performed in the wrong Direction?

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  1. A person prayed his farz & sunnah salaah at the work place but he was not facing the direction of the Qibla does he have to do Qadha of  the Farz & sunnah prayer or only the farz?
  2. What is the direction of the Qibla in the UK?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

1. If Taharree (discretion) of the Qibla was made and the prayer was performed, thereafter one was informed of praying  in the wrong direction the prayer would be valid and there would be no need to repeat the prayer. However if one did not make Taharree and performed the prayer, Qadha would have to be made for the Fardh prayer and not for the Sunnah prayer.[1]

2.The Qibla direction will vary from the area you residing in. Eg: The Qibla would be 117.93 degree fromnorth clockwise, depending on the place you reside, or for an approximate direction East of South east.

Ref. http://www.islamicfinder.org

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Luqman Hansrot
Fatwa Dept.


( ويتحرى ) هو بذل المجهود لنيل المقصود ( عاجز عن معرفة القبلة ) بما مر ( فإن ظهر خطؤه لم يعد ) لما مر.[1]
(الدر المختار,سعيد ,ج1,ص433)
فتاوى محموديه,جامعه فاروقيه,ج5,ص526))

( وإن شرع بلا تحر لم يجز وإن أصاب ) لتركه فرض التحري إلا إذا علم إصابته بعد فراغه فلا يعيد اتفاقا بخلاف مخالف جهة تحريه فإنه يستأنف مطلقا كمصل على أنه محدث أو ثوبه نجس أو الوقت لم يدخل فبان بخلافه لم يجز.
) الدر المختار, سعيد, ج1, ص435)

وقيد بالتحري لأن من صلى ممن اشتبهت عليه بلا تحر فعليه الإعادة إلا أن علم بعد الفراغ أنه أصاب لأن ما افترض لغيره يشترط حصوله لا تحصيله وإن علم في الصلاة أنه أصاب يستقبل خلافا لأبي يوسف لما ذكرنا …
من توضأ بماء أو صلى في ثوب على ظن أنه طاهر ثم تبين أنه نجس حيث يعيد الصلاة لأنه ترك ما أمر به وهو الصلاة في ثوب طاهر وعلى طهارة.

(البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ,رشيديه ,ج1,ص288,287)
فتاوى محموديه,جامعه فاروقيه,ج5,ص527)

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