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How many Degrees deviation allows from Qibla, on either side?Is it 221/2 or 45 Degrees?

· 1 Shawwal 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 7359English

Question

Hadhrat Mufti Rashid Saheb Ahsanul Fatwa Volume 2 Pages 313 stated 45 Degrees & Few off U.K Mufti saheb agreed on this rulling, apart from 1.

Answer

We concur with the decree of Mufti Rashid (RA).This view is based on many proofs mentioned in the books of fiqh.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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