Salaah

Facing the wrong direction when performing Salaah

Q: A family moves into an apartment, they use a well known Qibla finding app to locate the Qibla direction and pray. Months later a neighbour points out that the direction is wrong and they must face the other direction. The difference is about 90 degrees apart. What happens to those Salaah that were prayed in the incorrect direction, are they valid or do they need to be repeated? 

Salaatul Istisqaa

Q: If Salaatul Istisqaa is performed for 3 days and rain has not come. Should the Salaah be performed again? If the Salaah has to be performed again, should it be performed immediately or after a period of time?

Reciting in sequence in Salaah

Q:

1. When reading surahs in our Salaah is there a specific sequence to choose a surah to read? e.g. Do we have to start from Wadduha then followed by the next surah?

2. Is it ok to read a short Surah followed by a longer one? e.g. Wal Asr and then Izaajaa'a. Please explain what is the correct way?