How can a man in America determine the direction of the Qiblah, knowing that the Earth is spherical and his head will be facing the sky and not the Kaaba?
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Shaykh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid mentioned that Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen issued a stating that a worshiper should not consider the curvature and sphericity of the earth's surface when determining the Qiblah. Rather, one should determine the direction towards Makkah by a straight line.
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