Missed and Made Up Prayers

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How can one get rid of obsessive thoughts that involve insulting the Divine Self and the Qur’an, and cause a constant feeling of guilt and a rejection of good deeds, which hinders the performance of acts of worship?
Does the extra bowing performed by the Imam compensate for the deficiency in bowing on the part of some of the congregants, and what is the ruling on the prayer of one who did not perform the deficient bowing?
Is it sufficient to increase supererogatory prayers and voluntary acts of worship to compensate for missed obligatory prayers, instead of making them up, based on the opinion of some scholars?
What is the ruling on starting prayer at the age of twenty-one, knowing the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) saying: "Command your children to pray at seven, beat them for it at ten, and separate them in their beds"?
Is it permissible to combine two prayers while shortening one of them but not the other during travel?
Is it obligatory to make up for missed prayers spanning five years since puberty, and how should a college student make them up?
Are the missed Dawn and Afternoon prayers to be made up even during times when prayer is prohibited, taking into consideration the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Perform the prayer when you remember it"?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who was unable to perform it due to illness, while being aware of the inability and promising to make up what was missed?
Must one make up missed prayers from before committing to prayer?
How can a Muslim make up for missed prayers spanning five months?
When is the time for purification from menstruation if its duration exceeds ten days, and it normally does not exceed one week?
How does one make up for missed prayers if they have begun praying but do not know their number? Should they make up one obligatory prayer with each obligatory prayer and omit the supererogatory ones, or should they pray the obligatory and supererogatory prayers and perform many voluntary ones?
Must the missed Dawn prayers that were not performed be made up, due to ignorance of the ruling regarding the obligation to make them up upon waking, along with not remembering their number?
Is it permissible for a traveler who is entitled to combine and shorten prayers to shorten the prayers upon arriving home?
Are the two Rak'ahs of Fajr prayer considered among those with a cause, such that it is permissible to make them up before sunrise if they were missed due to an excuse, despite the prohibition of praying at this time?
Is it permissible to make up all delayed Fajr prayers for four years first, then begin making up delayed Dhuhr prayers for the same period, and so on until all missed prayers are completed?
What is the ruling on someone who caught two rak'ahs of Fajr prayer as a latecomer, then thought he had missed one rak'ah, so he stood to perform it, then remembered that he had caught both rak'ahs, so he completed the rak'ah and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw)?
Must I make up the missed prayers after I started praying at the age of 18, knowing that I am now 19 years old?
Was what I did correct, or should I have prayed normally? And do I owe an expiation after the bleeding stopped and then returned, then stopped again, whereupon I performed ghusl, prayed, and my husband had intercourse with me?
What is to be done when the mind becomes preoccupied with the works of Satan while standing before Allah in prayer?
Is intentionally missing a prayer considered a sin if one does not wake up for Fajr prayer, and does that entail a sin?
What is the consequence for someone who doubts the duration of their wiping over socks for a traveler, and is it obligatory to re-perform the prayers, and how are the missed prayers to be made up in this situation?
Is the prayer valid for someone who pronounced the opening takbir while the Imam was rising from prostration and before he had stood up straight?
Is it permissible to make up missed prayers at distant intervals, while delaying the making up of some prayers for a long time?

Missed and Made Up Prayers

How can one get rid of obsessive thoughts that involve insulting the Divine Self and the Qur’an, and cause a constant feeling of guilt and a rejection of good deeds, which hinders the performance of acts of worship?

Does the extra bowing performed by the Imam compensate for the deficiency in bowing on the part of some of the congregants, and what is the ruling on the prayer of one who did not perform the deficient bowing?

Is it sufficient to increase supererogatory prayers and voluntary acts of worship to compensate for missed obligatory prayers, instead of making them up, based on the opinion of some scholars?

What is the ruling on starting prayer at the age of twenty-one, knowing the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) saying: "Command your children to pray at seven, beat them for it at ten, and separate them in their beds"?

Is it permissible to combine two prayers while shortening one of them but not the other during travel?

Is it obligatory to make up for missed prayers spanning five years since puberty, and how should a college student make them up?

Are the missed Dawn and Afternoon prayers to be made up even during times when prayer is prohibited, taking into consideration the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Perform the prayer when you remember it"?

What is the ruling on the prayer of one who was unable to perform it due to illness, while being aware of the inability and promising to make up what was missed?

Must one make up missed prayers from before committing to prayer?

How can a Muslim make up for missed prayers spanning five months?

When is the time for purification from menstruation if its duration exceeds ten days, and it normally does not exceed one week?

How does one make up for missed prayers if they have begun praying but do not know their number? Should they make up one obligatory prayer with each obligatory prayer and omit the supererogatory ones, or should they pray the obligatory and supererogatory prayers and perform many voluntary ones?

Must the missed Dawn prayers that were not performed be made up, due to ignorance of the ruling regarding the obligation to make them up upon waking, along with not remembering their number?

Is it permissible for a traveler who is entitled to combine and shorten prayers to shorten the prayers upon arriving home?

Are the two Rak'ahs of Fajr prayer considered among those with a cause, such that it is permissible to make them up before sunrise if they were missed due to an excuse, despite the prohibition of praying at this time?

Is it permissible to make up all delayed Fajr prayers for four years first, then begin making up delayed Dhuhr prayers for the same period, and so on until all missed prayers are completed?

What is the ruling on someone who caught two rak'ahs of Fajr prayer as a latecomer, then thought he had missed one rak'ah, so he stood to perform it, then remembered that he had caught both rak'ahs, so he completed the rak'ah and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw)?

Must I make up the missed prayers after I started praying at the age of 18, knowing that I am now 19 years old?

Was what I did correct, or should I have prayed normally? And do I owe an expiation after the bleeding stopped and then returned, then stopped again, whereupon I performed ghusl, prayed, and my husband had intercourse with me?

What is to be done when the mind becomes preoccupied with the works of Satan while standing before Allah in prayer?

Is intentionally missing a prayer considered a sin if one does not wake up for Fajr prayer, and does that entail a sin?

What is the consequence for someone who doubts the duration of their wiping over socks for a traveler, and is it obligatory to re-perform the prayers, and how are the missed prayers to be made up in this situation?

Is the prayer valid for someone who pronounced the opening takbir while the Imam was rising from prostration and before he had stood up straight?

Is it permissible to make up missed prayers at distant intervals, while delaying the making up of some prayers for a long time?