Is it permissible to pray Isha by tayammum, while sitting, and without knowing the qibla, due to the inability to use water and exit the car?
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Your prayer is invalid for several reasons: you prayed with without seeking water, you prayed sitting while standing is a pillar that is only waived due to inability, and you did not ascertain the direction of the , which is a condition for the validity of prayer. You could have asked about the Qibla in the city. You must repeat the 'Isha prayer.
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