Missed and Made Up Prayers
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Is repeating the phrase "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears him who praises Him) after rising from Ruku' considered a mistake, and is it obligatory to repeat the two prayers in which this occurred?
Is it permissible to make up my Dhuhr and Asr prayers combined after the time for Maghrib has begun, if the prayer was missed due to travel?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who discovers impurity on his garment while performing missed prayers for a legitimate reason? And must he repeat all the missed prayers, or only the prayer in which he discovered the impurity?
What is the ruling on one who vowed to pray two rak'ahs every time he achieved a good grade in school exams, then failed to do so and wished to abandon this vow?
Why do your fatwas differ regarding making up missed obligatory prayers, with some enjoining making them up and others holding that sincere repentance and an abundance of supererogatory prayers are sufficient, even with the presence of weak or baseless hadiths in one of the fatwas?
Does tribulation expiate all of a believer's sins and transgressions, including prayers he did not perform or fasting he did not make up, or does it expiate some of them but not others?
What is the ruling on the prayer of the congregants and those who joined late if the Imam forgot the second prostration of the last rak'ah and concluded the prayer without performing it or the prostration of forgetfulness, and did not return to it after the people reminded him?
How can one deal with continuous pre-seminal fluid (madhiy) discharge that may last for a full day or more, and is prayer obligatory in this situation, especially if its cause is masturbation?
What is the ruling concerning the past prayers and ‘Umrahs performed by the questioner with an ablution in which he did not wash his hands due to his ignorance?
Will a person be held accountable for prayers between the ages of seven and puberty, or must they be made up until the age of 18, and is it considered a debt upon them if they are not made up?
What is the ruling on the fast of one who was afflicted with a severe cold in Ramadan and did not pray for two days due to his inability to find anything with which to perform tayammum in Western countries? And is it obligatory for him to re-fast that day, pray therein, and strive in performing qiyam al-layl?
What should a woman do about making up prayers after she learned that the brown discharge that preceded the red menstrual blood was not menstruation, and she does not remember the number of days this discharge continued?
How can one overcome the extreme drowsiness and laziness that hinder the performance of many desired acts of worship, especially the night vigil (Qiyam al-Layl) and memorizing the Qur'an, and are there specific points for winning the highest Paradise without reckoning or punishment?
Is a person truly considered a disbeliever if they experience obsessive-compulsive thoughts that make them think God does not exist, even though they do not wish to disbelieve and resist these whispers?
What is the advice that must be followed by someone who used to pray intermittently (one or two obligatory prayers a day) then repented, and wishes to make up for missed prayers, the exact number of which she does not know, and fears that death may overtake her before completing them?
Is it permissible to take from one’s parents’ money to pay for numerous, unknown-in-number expiations for oaths, given the difficulty of informing them of the reason and the difficulty of giving the money to the poor? Is it permissible to fast instead of feeding the poor? And are oaths sworn during days when the questioner was not praying counted?
What should I do about missed prayers if I was unable to perform them on time because I was away from home, and should I prioritize the obligatory prayers over the Sunnah prayers, or vice versa, when time is limited?
Does the emphasis on the لام (lām) in the word of majesty "Allah" within the phrase "عباد الله الصالحين" (righteous servants of Allah) and the emphasis on the نون (nūn) in "أن لا إله إلا الله" (that there is no god but Allah) invalidate the prayer, and what is the ruling on previous prayers performed in this manner?
Must the Ramadan fast that was not observed at the age of 11 be made up, given that a sign of puberty (pubic hair) appeared, but the questioner did not know it was a sign of puberty, and then reached puberty later with menstruation?
What is the ruling regarding the waswasah (whisperings/obsessive thoughts) of my daughter, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder related to impurity (najāsa), urinary incontinence, and the number of rakʿāt (units of prayer), in addition to her suffering from bad thoughts and words during prayer, and her repeating and prolonging ablution (wuḍūʾ), and repeating Al-Fātiḥah? And what are the steps she should follow for treatment? And what is the ruling regarding her movements and speech during prayer, knowing that she is seeing a psychiatrist?
Are the prayers in which a great deal of forgetfulness occurs and are compensated for by the prostration of forgetfulness valid, or must they be made up? And is it permissible to make up three prayers with one obligatory prayer?
What is the ruling on changing one's practice based on one of the sayings of the scholars, and what is the ruling on the prayers performed based on the previous or subsequent fatwa?
Is it obligatory to turn away from obsessive thoughts that prevent revision, even if there is something that needs to be initiated, and is the soul sinful if it does not consider that, and what is the ruling on delaying some duties for the sake of studying?
Is it permissible to pause during the performance of many missed prayers and resume the performance later on the same day or on another day, or must the missed prayers of the entire day be performed consecutively?