Praise be to Allah, may Allah raise the rank of our master Muhammad, his family members and companions, and protect his nation from that which he fears for it. Thereafter;
جهة القبلة بالنسبة لأمريكا الشمالية هي جنوب شرق
Qiblah Direction for North America is East South East
جهة القبلة بالنسبة لأمريكا الشمالية هي جنوب شرق
قدم المسلمون إلى أمريكا الشمالية في أوائل القرن الهجري المنصرم أفراداًَ و جماعات٬ و ما زال عددهم ينمو و يتزايد حتى صار لهم جاليات كبيرة في كل من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية و كندا. فكان من الطبيعيّ أن يسعَوْا في بناء مساجد و مصليات يجتمعون فيها لتأدية الجماعات و استماع الخير و ذكر الله. و قد كانت كلّ هذه المصليات و المساجد تتوجه محاريبها إلى الجنوب الشرقي من غير استثناء بناء على فتاوى علماء بلاد الإسلام حتى قام عبد الله العبدليّ منذ نحو عشرين عاما و بالتحديد بين سنتى 1973 ر و 1974ر بنشر كتاب يذكر فيه أن جهة القبلة هي الشمال الشرقي في كلّ من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية و كندا.
وقد أصدر الأزهر فتوى جديدة (يوليو 2015) تنص على أن اتجاه القبلة هو الجنوب الشرقي، وكان قد أصدر فتوى قبلها سنة 1994
The proof to the issue of al-Qiblah in America is the consensus of the scholars of Islam in that the people of the east face to west and the people of the north face the south and the people of the south face to north, due to that Makkah is at the center of the earth, i.e., it is not at its edges. Hence, the saying that the people of the North America should face the northeast is invalid, and rather the people of North America should face the southeast. He who deviates from that has deviated from the unanimous agreement and consensus of the scholars of ‘Islam, the khalaf and the Salaf. He who wishes, let him look in shuruh al Minhaj and the book of ‘Anwar ^Amal al-‘Abrar by al-Ardabiliyy and the book of Nihayat al-Matlab by Imam of al-Haramayn and others, among the books of ash-Shafi^iyy school. Also in al-Mabsut by as-Sarakhsiyy al-Hanafiyy among the early scholars and Ibn ^Abidin among the late scholars along with others among the scholars and knowledgeable persons of the four schools. And Allah, subhanahu wa ta^ala knows best. (see it from google)
The actual Fatwa from al-Azhar that Qiblah to North America is East South East issues in 1994, and Azhar issued a new fatwa in July 2015 below:
New Azhar Fatwa July 2015:
Translation of the Ruling of the President of the Honorable al-‘Azhar University,
Dr.^Abdul-Fattah al-Husayniyy ash-Shaykh
In the name of Allah, the Merciful to the believers and non-believers in this world, the Merciful to the believers only in the next world
University of al-‘Azhar
Office of the President of the University
Mr. Muhammad Hammadi
As-Salamu ^alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
Thereafter, in reference to the request that was sent to us in which you requested guiding you to the correct direction of al-Qiblah in the city of Montreal, Kindly note that your request was transferred to Dr. Jamal-ud–Din Al-Fandi Professor of Astronomy and member of the Islamic Research Convention, and he advised us with the following:
1. The mathematical formulas for the triangular spherical computations are all sound.
2. The application that appeared in your request is wrong, since it was necessary to subtract the resulting figure from 180 degrees in compliance with the mathematical rules.
3. The reasoning shown in your request in scientifically wrong and is discarded. Accordingly, the direction of al-Qiblah in the city of Montreal is at an angle of 180 degrees minus 58 degrees, which is 122 degrees from due north, and it is southeast.
Please accept ample salutations and as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.
President of al-‘Azhar University
A.D. Abdul-Fattah 1413 AH
Dated 9/9/92
SRLNO of letter 859
8 September 1992 RC
Translation of the Response of the Chairman of the Fatwa Committee,
Shaykh ^Atiyyah Saqr.
North America
As-salamu^alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.
Thereafter, in reply to your letter that we received on November 28,1993, we advise you that the direction of al-Qiblah for the people of the United States of America and Canada is the southeast. This is due to that North America falls in the northwestern quarter with respect to Makkah; he who prays toward northeast, his direction is incorrect and his prayers likewise.
Verily, the Qiblah for prayer for the Muslims in Canada and the United States of America is the direction of southeast, as it is shown in the previous word.
The Chairman of the Fatwa committee at al-‘Azhar
Shaykh ^Atiyyah Saqr
28/11/93
