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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-382: TERSALAH KIBLAT KETIKA SOLAT
What should a person do if they realise during prayer that they are facing the wrong qibla, and how may someone correct a person who is praying in the wrong direction?
Short answer
Facing the qibla is a condition for the validity of prayer. If a person realises mid-prayer that the direction is wrong because of definite evidence, he turns to the new direction and continues, which is the most sound view in the Shafi'i school.
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- 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. If a person realises mid-prayer that the direction is wrong because of definite evidence, he turns to the new direction and continues, which is the most sound view in the Shafi'i school. Someone who is certain of the correct qibla should correct the worshipper verbally, and the worshipper must turn if he is convinced the correction is true and comes from a trustworthy person. If words have no effect, the worshipper may be turned physically with care so the prayer is not invalidated, but not where the other's direction is also based on ijtihad.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, jika seseorang itu menyedari bahawa dia telah tersalah kiblat ketika sedang menunaikan solat (kerana wujudnya petunjuk yang pasti), maka hendaklah dia memalingkan dirinya ke arah yang baharu.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-382: TERSALAH KIBLAT KETIKA SOLAT”, 28 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4070-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-382-tersalah-kiblat-ketika-solat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wrong-qibla-during-prayer-ruling-correction/