Facing Qibla while making Dua

15-7-2004 | IslamWeb

Question:

Does a person have to face the Qibla while making Dua? Is it the same Hukm for prayer?

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

Facing towards Qibla when making a supplication is something desirable as the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) urged people to do so, He said: "Every thing has a master, and the master of religious circles is to face the Qibla." Reported by Al-Tabrani with a good chain of narrators. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) when he made the supplication for rain, he also turned his face towards Qibla. He did so on many occasions, as on The Day of Badr. This is confirmed in Sahih Ahadith reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. But this is a desirable matter, not an obligation. If one faces towards Qibla when making a supplication, he is rewarded for that and if he does not face Qibla, he does not commit a sin.

Allah knows best.