وَمَنِ اشْتَبَهَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِبْلَةُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ مُخْبِرٌ وَلَا مِحْرَابٌ تَحَرَّى وَلَا إِعَادَةَ عَلَيْهِ لَوْ أَخْطَأَ، وَإِنْ عَلِمَ بِخَطَئِهِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ اسْتَدَارَ وَبَنَى
If there is no reliable direction indicator or informed person, the worshipper makes a serious best judgment (Taharri). If that sincere judgment later proves wrong after prayer, no repeat is required. If the error becomes known during prayer, the person turns to the correct direction and continues.
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Facing the Qiblah: Exact Direction, Inability, and Uncertainty
وَمَنِ اشْتَبَهَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِبْلَةُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ مُخْبِرٌ وَلَا مِحْرَابٌ تَحَرَّى وَلَا إِعَادَةَ عَلَيْهِ لَوْ أَخْطَأَ، وَإِنْ عَلِمَ بِخَطَئِهِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ اسْتَدَارَ وَبَنَى
If there is no reliable direction indicator or informed person, the worshipper makes a serious best judgment (Taharri). If that sincere judgment later proves wrong after prayer, no repeat is required. If the error becomes known during prayer, the person turns to the correct direction and continues.