Question:
When traveling via airplane which direction
should one pray? Assuming that due to conditions on the plane the
proper direction cannot be ascertained.
Answer:
You
have to face the direction of the Qiblah when you are praying an
obligatory prayer, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“so
turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Haraam (at Makkah). And
wheresoever you people are, turn your faces (in prayer) in that
direction” [al-Baqarah 2:144].
You
could ask the crew to find out which direction the Qiblah is in, and make
the most of the opportunity, once the plane has reached its altitude and
settled in its course, to pray standing facing the Qiblah. If that is not
possible, and you can delay the prayer until the plane lands, without
delaying it beyond the allotted time, so that you can pray standing and
facing the Qiblah on the ground, then you can do that. If this is not
possible because you fear that the time for that prayer will end, then
pray as best you can in the plane, and your prayer will be valid. Allaah
does not burden any soul with more than it is able to bear. And Allaah is
the Source of strength.
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
SOURCE:
Islamqa, Fatwa no. 3436
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