Missed and Made Up Prayers
1,857 questions
Is it permissible to distinguish Ramadan by performing night prayers (Qiyam al-Layl) to the exclusion of other days?
What is the ruling on doubting having concluded a supererogatory prayer after commencing an obligatory prayer; does it invalidate the obligatory prayer, or is only the supererogatory prayer to be repeated?
Is a prayer missed due to negligence or the like to be made up, or is making it up restricted to what is mentioned in the Hadith only?
What is the established evidence for the obligation to make up intentionally missed prayers, and what is the ruling on one who intentionally abandoned prayer, then repented and performed Hajj? And does the hadith, "Whoever performs Hajj for the sake of Allah and does not engage in sexual intimacy or commit sins will return as the day his mother gave birth to him," suffice him from making up the prayers?
Is it permissible to be absolved from a vow to pray all prayers in the mosque, with the addition of two rak'ahs as expiation for not attending the mosque for, for example, the dawn prayer?
What is the ruling on giving out one ton of wheat as expiation for the deceased for what he forgot or fell short in his prayers, after reciting upon him?
My daughter, 28 years old, went to the المصيف (summer resort), and we were delaying the prayers to combine them later due to our presence at the beach. She did not pray for 6 days, and upon our return, the car overturned and she died. I ask: Will we be held accountable for delaying the prayers? Can I pray on her behalf? And was the accident due to delaying the prayers?
Must one make up missed prayers for not knowing they were obligatory, or for living in an environment where it was difficult to commit to prayer? And must my mother make up her missed prayers for the same reasons?
Can a daughter pray and make up the prayers of her father who does not pray and is in a coma with brain death? And what can be done to alleviate his suffering?
What should the questioner do about her feeling that her ritual purity is being invalidated (by the release of air) repeatedly during ablution and before the opening takbir, and sometimes during prayer, which has led her to abandon prayer for seven months?
What is the ruling on delaying the fulfillment of a vow to fast on Mondays and Thursdays for life, and what must be done regarding the past 16 years during which the vow was not observed? Is expiation permissible for it, given the effort and exhaustion caused by fasting, and the difficult family circumstances?
Is limiting oneself to the fard (obligatory acts) of wudu after ghusl for menstruation sufficient to validate the prayer, and if not, must the missed prayers be made up if their number is unknown?
If the suitor is not reassured after the Istikhara prayer, does this mean there is a flaw in the prospective fiancée, or that God has not destined them to marry for another reason?
How is the prayer completed with the latecomer who replaced the Imam, after the original Imam's nosebleed in the second rak'ah of the Maghrib prayer?
Why is delaying the pronouncement beyond the time of need not considered impermissible in the case of someone who slept through a prayer or forgot it and then prayed it after another prayer, given the Prophet's saying, "Whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it," and considering the obligation of observing the proper sequence when making up prayers?
Does flaccidity during prayer invalidate it, and what is the ruling on praying the Fajr prayer after sunrise?
Is saying "O Lord, relieve me of this worldly life, for Your Noble Countenance is better than this worldly life and all that it contains" considered an act of disbelief (kufr), and is it true that everyone who wishes for death has committed an act of disbelief?
What is the ruling on prayer and fasting for a girl who experiences continuous discharge of blood, yellowish, or brownish fluid (of various colors) for 14 days after her regular menstrual cycle? And is she required to make up the prayers she missed during this period?
Is it true that if a Muslim prays six rak'ahs between Maghrib and Isha twice, he will be forgiven for his past missed prayers, based on a hadith from which it is understood that praying these rak'ahs is like praying for twelve years?
What is the reason for suddenly abandoning prayer and worship after committing to them, and does listening to the Quran and sermons without benefit indicate an ongoing internal struggle?
What should someone do who broke their fast for 25 days in the previous Ramadan due to inflammation of the urinary tract and colon, and the colon issue continues with them until now, and they have not made up what they owe, and the new Ramadan is approaching?
What is the expiation for not praying Fajr for 10 months due to the time, and what should be done about it?
Is it obligatory for the actions of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, to originate from and conform to the divine legislations in the Qur’an? If the answer is yes, is there a non-interpretive text that grants the Prophet the right to marry 9 women? And what is the explanation for its conformity while contradicting the limit on the number of wives stipulated in the Qur’an? And is there a Qur’anic text that grants privacy in marriage to the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him?
Is it obligatory to make up missed prayers while sitting during a treatment period that prevents prostration, or should one wait until recovery to make them up?