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Deviation of the Mosque from the Qibla
If the direction of the Qibla in a mosque is deviated from the correct direction by 45 or 35 degrees, is that permissible if the goal is to utilize the available space? And is it permissible to pray in it in this case? What is the permissible limit according to Sharia for deviation from the Qibla?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is permissible to pray in the mosque as long as the deviation of the Qibla does not reach 90 degrees; because the Qibla of the East is before the people of the West, and the West is before the people of the East, so it is permissible if the deviation is less than that, and God knows best.
