{"id":13258,"date":"2026-02-10T05:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T05:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=13258"},"modified":"2026-02-10T05:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T05:37:22","slug":"how-could-one-offer-prayer-while-sitting-on-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=13258","title":{"rendered":"How Could One Offer Prayer While Sitting On Plane?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Prayer While Sitting On Plane<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #008080\"><strong>Question<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\">I asked the fly attendant if there was a place or room to offer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prayerinislam.com\/guide-to-prayer\/\">prayer<\/a> while standing and face the <em>qiblah<\/em> (direction of prayer) on the plane, but she prevent me. How could I offer prayer as the time of prayer will expire?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #008080\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\">It is well-known that standing and facing the <em>qiblah<\/em> during prayer are two of the validity conditions of prayer, without which the prayer is invalid unless there is a valid excuse. Among the excuses is traveling on a plane where one is unable to stand or face the <em>qiblah<\/em>, if one is afraid that the time of prayer will expire upon landing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\">The Standing Committee was asked: If I am travelling by plane and the time for prayer comes, is it permissible for us to pray in the plane or not?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\">They replied: If the time for prayer comes and the plane is continuing its journey, and there is the fear that the time for prayer may end before it lands in an airport, then the scholars are unanimously agreed that it is obligatory to offer the prayer as best as one is able to, bowing, prostrating and facing the<em> qiblah<\/em> if one can, because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>&#8220;So keep your duty to Allah and fear Him as much as you can&#8221;. <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qurantranslations.net\/sheikh-mishari-bin-rashid-ibrahim-walk-saheeh-intl\/?file=64#player\">Al-Taghabun<\/a> 64:16) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\">Also, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: &#8220;When I command you to do a thing, do as much of it as you can.&#8221; (Muslim)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\">For more information on this regard, watch this interesting talk with Dr. Muhammad salah.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Huda Youtube Channel.<\/em><a href='https:\/\/prayerinislam.com\/how-could-one-offer-prayer-while-sitting-on-plane\/' target='_blank'>Soucre Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How could one offer prayer on plane while sitting without standing or facing the qiblah (direction of prayer)? 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