Missed and Made Up Prayers
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Is it obligatory to make up the prayer if menstruation begins at the time of the call to ʿAṣr prayer, or upon waking in the morning, or when intentionally delaying the ʿIshāʾ prayer? And when should it be made up? And what are the opinions of the four schools of thought regarding this?
Does the reward of the hadith, "Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allah until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, will have a reward like that of a complete, complete, complete Hajj and 'Umrah," as stated by the Messenger of Allah, apply to a girl? Does it include the forgiveness of all sins, including neglecting prayers due to laziness? Does this mean a new beginning with a clean slate? And what should a girl do if she has missed prayers for three scattered years since puberty?
How can one adhere to the teachings of religion while feeling that God has not forgiven past sins, and what are the conditions of repentance that erase transgressions?
What is the ruling regarding the missed prayers after continuous bleeding throughout the month due to birth control injections, knowing that I used to perform ablution for each prayer without tracking the blood or changing the sanitary pad, out of ignorance of the ruling?
Am I sinful if I do not wake my husband for Fajr prayer after many unsuccessful attempts to wake him?
Is what the questioner did – leading the prayers despite not being the eldest – valid, and is his fear during prayer considered showing off?
What is the interpretation of a woman dreaming of an ugly child and her attempt to kill it by reciting Ayatul Kursi, knowing that her relationship with her husband is strained and he is threatening her with divorce?
Can all missed prayers be made up at night for someone whom Allah has guided to prayer after a period of discontinuation, knowing that he works and does not find time to make them up during the day?
Is it permissible to make up the recommended rak'ahs before Asr if they were missed before the Asr prayer?
Is it obligatory to make up the missed Fajr prayer before starting to make up other missed prayers, or not?
Is falling short in some religious duties, such as morning remembrances (adhkar al-sabah), Duha prayer, and Quran recitation, due to time constraints during university exams, an indication of Allah's wrath? And what are the daily religious duties that must be adhered to, while also maintaining performance of the obligatory prayers (fara'id) and adherence to Islamic dress (al-zi al-shar'i)?
What is the ruling on setting a specific time to make up missed prayers spanning four years, given the presence of free time for studying and exams, and what is the ruling on being lazy about making them up? Is that considered hypocrisy?
Is it permissible to make up missed prayers during the times when prayer is forbidden if it is possible to make them up during times when it is not forbidden?
Is it permissible to make up missed prayers during the times of the regular Sunnah prayers, such as making up the Asr prayer during the time of the post-Dhuhr Sunnah, or making up the Maghrib prayer during the time of the post-Isha Sunnah, in order to avoid informing people about it?
Is it permissible to join a solitary worshiper with the intention of congregational prayer? And does the intention of the follower (ma'mum) derive from the intention of the imam or vice versa? Is order (tartib) a condition for making up missed prayers? And if I enter the 'Isha prayer with the intention of Maghrib, do I سلام (taslim) after three rak'ahs or do I wait for the imam?
هل تجب إعادة صلوات اليوم الذي يسبق الاغتسال من الحيض؟ وهل تجوز إعادة الصلوات الفائتة في وقت النهي كالفجر إلى طلوع الشمس؟
How can one make up for a year's worth of missed prayers due to the unavailability of a place for ritual bathing (ghusl) and embarrassment from performing ghusl in front of her mother-in-law?
Is it permissible to perform ablution and wipe over the socks when making up missed prayers for several days?
Is it permissible to delay the "Sunnah of Fajr" prayer until the worshiper is able to perform the Fajr prayer, given the opinion that it is obligatory?
Is it permissible to perform prostration by gesturing for someone who suffers from sinusitis in their forehead, which causes them difficulty breathing during prostration?
Are missed prayers to be made up, and if so, how are they to be made up?
What is the ruling on one who did not hear the takbir of rising from prostration and did not attend the sitting with the Imam, then completed a rak'ah and prostrated for forgetfulness? And is what he did correct?
What is the ruling on praying Fajr in a market prayer area after people have left, and is it permissible to pray it thirty minutes later?
What is the ruling on migrating from a city to a rural area for permanent settlement without a legitimate Sharia excuse, and is it considered one of the major sins?