Q: On a trip out of town that necessitated qasar salaah, my sister checked the qibla direction using 2/3 apps. 2 gave a certain direction and the 3rd gave a different direction. We thus read our salaah according to the qibla direction from the two that were the same. However on the day we were leaving, I was on the balcony watching the sunrise and realised the sun was rising on the exact opposite direction of our qibla direction. In my understanding the qibla direction is north east and the sun rises in the east which meant our qibla was incorrect. Is this right? This doubt is lingering on my mind. Do I have to repeat my salaah?
A: If there were no Muslims present through whom you could have found out the direction of the qibla and you did taharri (used your discretion in finding the qibla), your salaah is valid.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Checked & Approved: