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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-227 : SOLAT QADHA YANG TERSALAH KIBLAT
What is the ruling if one faces the wrong qibla while performing a make-up (qadha) prayer, and must the prayer be repeated?
Short answer
Facing the qibla is a condition for the validity of prayer, including make-up prayers.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Facing the qibla is a condition for the validity of prayer, including make-up prayers. A person who prayed based on ijtihad and later becomes certain of an error must repeat or make up the prayer according to the stronger view in the Shafii school, while a second view does not require it. If a later ijtihad merely points to another direction without certainty that the first was wrong, the earlier prayer is valid and need not be repeated. A person who prayed negligently without knowledge, inquiry, ijtihad or taqlid must make up the prayer.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berkata Imam al-Nawawi: "Barangsiapa yang solat dengan ijtihad (atau bertaqlid kepada ijtihad orang lain) kemudian dia yakin berlaku kesilapan maka hendaklah dia qadha mengikut pendapat yang kuat."
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-227 : SOLAT QADHA YANG TERSALAH KIBLAT”, 22 May 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2417-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-227-solat-qadha-yang-tersalah-kiblat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-make-up-prayer-wrong-qibla/