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Please, give me references that prohibits a person to keep legs towards Qibla.

· 3 Ramadan 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 3726English

Question

Please, give me references that prohibits a person to keep legs towards Qibla. You have not given references i have to convince people who used to straighten their legs towards Allah(Qibla) in the most and ask for references. Jazak-Allah Aslam

Answer

Allah Ta'ala states in the noble Qur'aan, 'Whosoever respects Allah's signs, that is the piety of the hearts.' (Quraan 22:32)

The Qiblah too is from amongst the signs of Allah Ta'ala. Respect is a relative conduct which depends on the environment. In our environment, stretching one's legs towards the Qiblah is a sign of disrespect.

The above excludes stretching one's legs due to a valid excuse.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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