How can a Muslim who has reached forty years of age, has not prayed, and wishes to repent and commit to prayer make up for missed prayers: Is he required to make up for all missed prayers, is it permissible to compensate for them by praying in the Two Holy Mosques, or should he start with current prayers and not make up for what he has missed, and how can Friday prayers be made up for?
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Allah accepts the repentance of those who repent and rejoices in it. Prayer holds a great status in Islam. Missed prayers are a debt that must be made up when one is able. Friday prayer, if missed, is made up as a Dhuhr prayer. It is recommended to perform many supererogatory prayers (nawafil) and to pray in the mosques of Mecca and Medina if possible.
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