Missed and Made Up Prayers
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Is the loud, communal ذكر (dhikr - remembrance of God) an innovation (bid‘ah)? And to what extent is it valid to use the hadith: "What has made you sit?" They said: "We have sat to remember Allah and to praise Him for guiding us to Islam and for bestowing His grace upon us," as proof for its permissibility? Are there disagreements among scholars on this issue?
To what extent is a Muslim man accountable for the evil of his deeds if he is afflicted by a touch from a non-Muslim jinn that makes him criticize Islam and Muslims, and keeps him away from prayer and acts of worship?
Is it obligatory to make up the prayers that were shortened during travel without having reached the legally prescribed distance (83 km) or having observed the duration (3 days), and how many prayers must be made up?
Should a worshipper who missed the first rak'ah remain with the Imam when the latter stands to perform the fourth rak'ah, or should he complete his prayer individually, knowing that the Imam had said the taslim after three rak'ahs, then stood and performed the fourth rak'ah and performed the prostrations of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw)?
Is it obligatory for the congregant to follow the imam in the posterior prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw al-ba'di), even if the addition was made by the imam? And what is the ruling on one who did not follow the imam in this situation out of ignorance?
Is it obligatory to make the Adhan, or should Fajr prayer be performed immediately if a worshipper enters the mosque after the Adhan has concluded in other mosques and other worshippers have already entered?
Is there a Hadith to the effect that there is no making up of a prayer in congregation?
Is it obligatory for my sister to make up the prayers she missed previously, or should I wait until she becomes regular in her prayers before telling her about making them up?
What is the ruling on ablution (wudu') and prayer for someone who used to wash their arm only from the elbow to the wrist, relying on washing the palm at the beginning of ablution, and what is the ruling on the prayers they performed immediately after learning this information, and without repeating the ablution?
Is it permissible for a son to make up the missed prayers for his deceased mother who was ill, and will she receive the reward for that?
Is the missed prayer to be performed after more than one day as an obligatory prayer or as a supererogatory prayer?
Is the repentance of a person who was steadfast in his prayers and committed to abandoning sins then returned to drinking alcohol and abandoning prayer accepted, and must he make up the missed prayers, and what should he do?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who caught the second rak'ah and then stood to make up what he missed before the Imam's Tasleem, out of ignorance?
Does a Muslim receive reward and protection from evils if he recites the adhkar that have a narrow timeframe—such as the adhkar for entering and exiting the mosque, before and after ablution, and for riding in a car—whenever he remembers them, even if their time has passed?
Is it permissible for a Muslim who missed the congregational Isha prayer, but caught and prayed the Tarawih prayer, to then pray Isha individually after returning home?
What is the ruling on someone who has not prayed 'Asr and finds the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) being performed; should he pray it with them or go and perform the obligatory prayer?
How did the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, sleep? Did he sleep on a bed or on the ground? And did he recite a specific supplication when he intended to sleep?
Will the deceased sister be held accountable for the prayers she missed during her mental illness, and must her family make up for the Ramadan fasts she missed, and does the hadith "Whoever’s last words are ‘There is no god but Allah’ will enter Paradise" give her glad tidings of Paradise, and what is the reward for her parents for their patience over her death?
What are the supererogatory (Nawafil) prayers, when and how are they performed, and do they take the place of missed prayers from before committing to prayer?
Is it permissible to make up prayers without ritual purity immediately after performing the obligatory prayer, and are the Sunnah prayers to be made up?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who, when led by an imam, forgot the first Tashahhud, and the congregant only realized the imam's oversight after the imam had risen from the last bowing (Ruku')? Is his prayer valid or void?
Must one repeat missed prayers in which tranquility was not achieved, especially if ignorance of this condition persisted for many years?
Is a takbīrat al-iḥrām required when standing to complete a missed rakʿah after inadvertently saying the taslīm in the Maghrib prayer?
How does a latecomer pray if the Imam appointed him and he had missed three rak'ahs?