Missed and Made Up Prayers
1,857 questions
Where should one pray: in the small, informal mosque—and is it considered a mosque?—or in the nearby جامع (Jāmi‘) mosque? And how can one determine the reach of the Jāmi‘ mosque’s adhan (call to prayer)?
Is it permissible to make up for all prayers from previous years, including those that were performed, due to irregular prayer and not knowing which prayers were performed?
What is the ruling on accusing someone who missed Fajr prayer of hypocrisy, and is that permissible, given his intention to perform the prayer and his being overcome by sleep?
What should I do about missing the make-up of missed prayers after ghusl from menstruation due to laziness, and should I make them up the next day, or should I continue making up two prayers a day? And what should I do about practicing masturbation without ghusl for an unknown period of time due to fear of my family?
What is the correct order for making up numerous missed prayers when one is unsure which prayer to begin with? Should I start with Dhuhr, then Asr, then Maghrib, then Isha, then Fajr, and continue in this order, or should I start with Fajr, then Dhuhr, then Asr, then Maghrib, then Isha?
How can missed prayers and fasting be made up for, and what is the best way to ensure one is not held accountable for them upon death, and are all bank loans unlawful, even if they are for building a house?
Is it obligatory to fulfill a vow to pray Fajr and Duha (forenoon) prayers and to recite two Hizbs of the Qur'an after a wish is granted, and what is its expiation?
What is the best way to make up for missed prayers spanning three months, while restoring regularity in worship and improving one's character? Is the priority repentance and beginning with regular current prayers and supplicating for forgiveness, or trying to make up the missed prayers before Ramadan, or combining performing current prayers with making up some missed prayers after each prayer?
Must a shortened prayer performed in a car be repeated due to the absence of a women's prayer area? What should be done in such a situation? And is it necessary to make up prayers that were combined and shortened after travel?
Should two rak'ahs be made up before the Fajr prayer if the time of its performance differs from the previous day?
How can one overcome the problem of frequent nocturnal emissions and the difficulty of repeated ghusl (ritual bathing) from janabah (state of ritual impurity), which leads to abandoning prayer?
How do I make up for prayers that I missed, given that I have already prayed subsequent prayers: Do I only make up for the missed prayers, or do I also make up for the prayers that I prayed after them?
What is the ruling regarding the mother's infrequent prayer and shortcomings in the last period of her life, knowing that she was ill and believed to have been afflicted by possession (mass), and she resisted the illness and possession throughout her life, in addition to her good conduct and her daughter's two dreams about her?
How can one overcome laziness, depression, and difficult psychological and health conditions that prevent the performance of prayer and making up for missed prayers?
What is the limit of immediacy (fawriyya) in making up missed prayers, and does it mean initiating ablution and prayer immediately? Is one who performs incidental tasks such as drinking water, checking their phone, or showering before making up the prayer considered sinful?
Must one make up missed prayers, no matter how numerous, or do they lapse and one suffices with performing Sunnah and supererogatory prayers, claiming that their time has passed and that "good deeds efface bad deeds"?
Is a person afflicted with bipolar disorder, prone to lethargy and weight gain due to medication, excused for missing some prayers past their appointed times, and is a father who prays at impermissible times due to a sleep disorder excused, especially if they cannot hear the Adhan?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers missed from the age of ten until thirty-six?
What is the ruling regarding someone upon whom many missed prayers have accumulated, and he feels burdened by them? And is the failure to make them up considered persistence in a minor sin? And is the repentance of one who does not make them up valid, while maintaining the current prayers? And is it permissible for him to seek forgiveness for every sin without making them up?
What should one do who entered the Dhuhr prayer having missed two or three rak'ahs, and doubted that, so based his action on his certainty that he had missed two rak'ahs, and thus made them up and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw), then later remembered that one rak'ah remained for him?
Is prayer to be counted from the beginning of the appearance of pubic hair or from the time of menstruation? What is the age of legal responsibility (takleef)? Is it obligatory to make up for prayers missed since puberty? Is expiation (kaffarah) required along with making up the prayers?
Is someone who claimed prophethood then repented and died alone, without prayers being offered over him or being buried with Muslims, considered to have died as a disbeliever whose repentance is not accepted, and is this an indication of a bad end?
What is the ruling on not performing Qiyam Al-Layl due to drowsiness after vowing to perform it daily? And what is its last time? And is expiation obligatory for not fulfilling it? And is forgetting the aforementioned vow a hindrance to the obligation of fulfilling it?
What is the ruling on vocalizing during the missed rak'ahs of a prayer that is ordinarily recited aloud, whether it be the 'Isha or Maghrib prayer, if the congregant caught the Imam in the last rak'ah, then stood up to complete his prayer and became an Imam?