Prayer: Can One Pray Facing Any Direction During Battle If Qiblah Cannot Be Determined

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Can One Pray Facing Any Direction During Battle If Qiblah Cannot Be Determined

English:

Question #364:

Is it correct to perform prayer in any direction in the course of a fierce battle when it is not possible to determine the direction of qiblah?

Answer #364:

If all directions are equally probable and there is enough time, one should perform prayer in four directions, as per obligatory caution. But in the shortage of time one should repeat the prayer to every direction that he thinks it may be the correct one as much as time allows.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer