{"_id":"68ded4c94374f87c42340dcf","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does turning the chest away from the qiblah during prayer invalidate it in the Shafi'i school?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I was taught that in the Shafi'i school, turning one's chest away from the qiblah invalidates salah. Does this include incidental movement, such as when getting up from the first tashahhud?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"In the Shāfiʿī school, if a person deliberately turns their chest away from the qiblah, the prayer becomes invalid, even if only for a moment. However, if the turning is unintentional, as in your case, and one quickly returns to face the qiblah, the prayer remains valid.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232985","tag":"Salah: Validity","count":156}],"createdOn":"2025-10-02T19:38:49.113Z"}