Hazrat Aqeel says that Hazrat Ibn Shahab was asked: If, on a rainy day, people pray facing a direction other than the qiblah, and during the prayer they realize that the qiblah is in another direction, what should they do? He replied that they should turn towards the qiblah, and there is no need to repeat the part of the prayer they have already performed. When the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were commanded to make the Ka'bah their qiblah, they did the same. Although previously they used to pray facing Bayt al-Maqdis, after this command they turned towards the Ka'bah. It was as if they performed part of the prayer facing Bayt al-Maqdis and part of it facing the Ka'bah.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that they were in the state of bowing (ruku) during the Fajr prayer, and while still in the state of bowing, they turned towards the Ka'bah.

Hazrat Mujahid says that in this verse of the Holy Qur'an { فَأَیْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْہُ اللہِ }, "Wajh Allah" means "Qiblah of Allah." Therefore, wherever you pray in the east or the west, you must face the Qiblah.

Hazrat Dhahhak bin Muzahim says that in the verse of the Holy Qur’an { وَلِکُلٍّ وِجْہَۃٌ ہُوَ مُوَلِّیہَا }, "wajhah" refers to the qiblah.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) says that do not keep any part of the Kaaba behind you; rather, keep it completely in front of you.

Hazrat Abu Alia says that in the verse { شَطْرَہُ } it means "in front of him."

Hazrat Aamir says that if a person, on a cloudy day, performed prayer facing a direction other than the Qibla, there is no need to repeat it.

Hazrat Hajjaj says that I asked Hazrat Ata about a person who, on cloudy days, prays facing a direction other than the Qibla. Hazrat Ata replied that his prayer will be valid. He also says that the person who asked Ibrahim and Hazrat Shabi told me that both of them also used to say that his prayer will be valid.

3417 - He said: And someone told me that he asked Ibrahim and al-Sha'bi, and they both said: It suffices him.

Hazrat Qaqa’ bin Yazid says that I and a blind man offered prayer facing a direction other than the Qiblah, so I asked Ibrahim about this, and he said that your prayer is valid.