Missed and Made Up Prayers
1,857 questions
Is it permissible to combine the Asr and Maghrib prayers in the Maliki school of thought?
What is the ruling concerning my prayer if I made a mistake in the Qiyam prayer (night vigil prayer), and I thought I was in the first rak'ah, so I stood up, then the worshippers alerted me, so I returned to the tashahhud and concluded the prayer without performing the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw)? And does a supererogatory prayer (nafilah) entail the prostration of forgetfulness?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who inadvertently missed the first tasleem with the Imam, and prostrated directly for the prostration of forgetfulness, and then said the tasleem with the Imam thereafter?
What is the ruling on combining prayers by delaying them during study and travel if it is impossible to pray on time for fear of showing off or due to the lack of a place?
Must the missed prayers be made up by Muslims in Kazakhstan who were unaware of their obligation due to the atheistic regime, knowing that making them up would be difficult for them?
Is it obligatory for someone who has missed prayers for years to make them up, or is it permissible to offer a monetary expiation for them, and what is the amount of this expiation?
Is it permissible to perform tayammum for prayer after the cessation of menstruation due to fear of catching a cold from ghusl, and is there any sin in delaying the prayer for this reason?
When is the ablution of those with excuses, who combine prayers nominally with a single purification, invalidated? Is it by the exit of the time for the second obligatory prayer, or immediately upon the completion of the second prayer? And is the purification invalidated by a separation between the two obligatory prayers due to supererogatory prayers or going to the mosque, if something (from the سلس - continuous discharge) is emitted by the person concerned?
When does the time for Fajr prayer end, so that it becomes a missed prayer (qadaa')?
What should a congregant do who can neither see the Imam nor anyone who can see him, if he was unaware of the Imam's omission of the first Tashahhud until after the Imam had said the Takbir for bowing and then said: "Samia Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears those who praise Him)"? And should he bow quickly to catch up with the Imam, or should he move directly to the standing position after bowing?
Is it necessary to make up prayers if bleeding continues for more than 40 days after childbirth, stops, then returns intermittently, with the menstrual cycle recurring twice a month?
Does the Hadith, "Whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it," apply to one who neglected prayer for years out of laziness, and is he required to make up those prayers or to perform many supererogatory prayers?
Is the Ghusl considered valid if one forgot to pour water over the entire body, and must the prayers performed with this Ghusl be made up?
Is the Solar Eclipse Prayer obligatory, and is it to be made up if not prayed at its prescribed time?
How are missed prayers to be made up, and must a whole month's prayers be made up within a month, or can they be made up in a shorter period?
How sound is the saying that it is possible to make up missed prayers by performing four rak'ahs on the last Friday night of Ramadan, without a middle tashahhud, and with the recitation of Surat Al-Qadr 15 times and Surat Al-Kawthar 15 times in each rak'ah?
What should one who vowed to fast an entire lifetime do, when he is now old and unable to fulfill his vow?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one whose Imam made a mistake in the Tarawih prayer, so he said "Allahu Akbar" and stood up after the second prostration of the second rak'ah, then sat down and completed the tashahhud and saluted without performing the prostration of forgetfulness, claiming its illegitimacy in supererogatory prayers?
Does the Hadith, "Whoever observes four rak'ahs before Dhuhr and four after it, Allah will forbid him from the Fire," include making up the pre-Dhuhr Sunnah prayers after Asr or Dhuhr, or must they be performed before Dhuhr to be considered as observing them?
What is the ruling on prayers that were not performed during a period of illness in the hospital, and how are they to be made up?
What is the ruling on someone who vowed to recite Surat Ya-Sin daily, then forgot it on one of the days and only recited part of it? And how can he be absolved from this vow?
Must prayers be made up with every obligatory prayer, or can the prayers be spaced out? Do the remaining prayers drop after death with the intention of making them up? Are prayers made up on behalf of the deceased? And should one begin by making up prayers for oneself or for others?
Why did the jurists not adopt Ibn Mas'ud's action concerning his two Rak'ahs of Fajr prayer when the prayer was established, whereas some scholars used Ibn 'Umar's action as evidence regarding taking what exceeded a handful from the beard?
What is the ruling on prayer and purity for someone who suffers from a spinal cord problem that leads to an inability to control urine, gas, and feces? Is it permissible to pray while wearing a urine collection bag or a diaper outside the home? Do missed prayers from many years after the injury have to be made up?