A Room to Pray

Prayer room at St Mary's Hospital (Paddington)

London, United KingdomImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustSources accessed 13 Oct 2026
Prayer space2 listings
Wuḍūʾ (any space)Wuḍūʾ area
Women (any space)Partition
Muslim chaplainNot stated

Edited by Hamza Abdul-TawwaabThis page is about places to pray, not medical care. You can ask ward staff how to contact the chaplaincy.Report a correction

Muslim prayer room

Musalla

Ground floor, Clarence building: enter the Cambridge building via the Norfolk Place entrance, turn left, prayer rooms at the end of the corridor on the left

Access
Patients and staff
Hours
11:00 to 19:00, Monday to Friday; outside these hours contact security
Wuḍūʾ
Wuḍūʾ area
Women
Partition
Jumuʿah
Held on Fridays (Muslim prayer room and multi-faith room combined); contact the chaplaincy for timings
Source: imperial.nhs.uk Source accessed 13 Oct 2026 · Official hospital page

Multi-faith room

Multi-faith

Next to the Muslim prayer room, separated by a sliding partition

Access
Staff and patients; used by Muslim women for their prayers
Hours
11:00 to 19:00, Monday to Friday; outside these hours contact security
Wuḍūʾ
Wuḍūʾ area
Women
Partition
Jumuʿah
Used for Jumu'ah with the partition removed; on Fridays 12pm to 2pm the nearby 'Sitting Room' is made available for women
Source: imperial.nhs.uk Source accessed 13 Oct 2026 · Official hospital page

Asking for a chaplain

Chaplaincy

Chaplaincy 020 3312 1508 (09.00 to 17.00, Monday to Friday). Outside these hours call switchboard on 020 3311 1234 and ask for the on-call Chaplain.

Source: imperial.nhs.uk. Chaplains support patients, families and staff of every faith and none.

N
Qibla from St Mary's Hospital
118.9°
east-south-east from true north

Fixed diagram: north is at the top. It doesn’t follow your phone. If the room has a qibla marker, use it.

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