Conditions for the validity of Salaah

Performing salaah a few degrees away from the qiblah

Q: I would like to confirm if the following is correct: 

1. Someone told me that when reading salaah, when facing the qibla, if you are a few degrees wrong then it is maaf.

2. If someone is reading salaah facing the wrong direction then you must turn them towards the right direction or tell them and they can turn to the right direction without breaking their salaah and their salaah will be accepted.