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Does one receive the same reward when exceeding the specified number of remembrances (dhikr) after prayers and before sleep due to forgetfulness, building upon the shortage?

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We ask Allah to reward the questioner for her keenness on the Sunnah and adherence to the remembrances of sleep and prayer. One should adhere to the specified number in the remembrances, and if unable to do so due to forgetfulness, and she completes the number based on the minimum, then she will have the reward for the entire remembrance. We have not found any mention that it is prescribed to make up these remembrances if their time has passed.

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