Missed and Made Up Prayers
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How can one make sincere repentance and return to Allah Almighty while there are rights of people that are difficult to restore, and what about unfulfilled vows, missed prayers, unfasted days of Ramadan, and expiation for backbiting?
What is the ruling on someone afflicted with obsessive doubts who repeats the opening takbeer until the Imam bows, so he says the takbeer, then recites Al-Fatiha quickly and bows before the Imam rises from his bowing? Is this action correct, or are obsessive doubts not an excuse for abandoning Al-Fatiha? And is it obligatory to repeat the prayers he performed while doubting this action?
What must a person do who caught up with the Imam after he rose from the first rak'ah and then, out of ignorance that he had missed a rak'ah, said the taslim with the Imam?
What is the ruling on one who missed Fajr prayer and woke up after sunrise due to forgetting to set the alarm?
Why is the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the best of humanity in terms of closeness to Allah, even though he is infallible and his companion (from jinn) embraced Islam, while the Companions and righteous people strive against their souls which incline to evil? Why wouldn't they be of a higher status?
What is the ruling on the fluid that exits the vagina after purification from menstruation, and is not blood, and does it necessitate ghusl or wudu for every prayer, and what is required of someone who has prayed for many years with this fluid without knowledge of the ruling?
Does making up two days' worth of prayers mean performing ten prayers a day, and would performing fewer than that be acceptable?
Is ghusl obligatory and must prayers be made up due to the discharge of a fluid that is possibly semen, as a result of reading arousing material, noting that ghusl was performed later due to a wet dream?
Is it permissible for someone who has missed prayers to pray supererogatory prayers, such as Duha and the regular Fajr Sunnah, before completing the make-up of all due missed prayers for two days, knowing that he divides the make-up of these missed prayers over the times of the present prayers, and cannot make them up all at once?
Is the Hadith true which states that whoever misses a prayer in this world will have to make it up on the the pavement of Hell in the Hereafter, and what is its text, if it exists?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding one who broke her fast in Ramadan for several days due to ignorance of the duration of her menstrual cycle? Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory upon her, and if so, what is it?
Is it necessary to start with the Dhuhr prayer when making up many missed prayers whose number is unknown, or is there no objection to starting with the Fajr prayer, and are the prayers made up previously valid?
What is the ruling on prayers missed before knowing the correct method of ghusl after menstruation, and is ghusl required again if one performed ghusl with the previous method and then learned the correct method on the same day?
Does performing make-up prayers during reprehensible times invalidate them according to the Shafi'i school? And is it obligatory to specify the day of the missed prayers despite hardship, and is it permissible to adopt the opinion of those who do not deem it obligatory?
When does the worshiper move between the pillars of prayer (such as bowing and standing)? Does this depend on the imam finishing the takbir or on his settling into the posture? And does the latecomer say the taslim or stand up after the imam's first or second taslim? And does the latecomer say the takbir when he stands up?
What is the ruling on prayers that were prayed without the intention of making up (qada')? Is it permissible to make up missed prayers in congregation after every obligatory prayer, or by joining someone who is praying? If it is not permissible, what should one do if someone joins him while he is praying a make-up prayer? If I pray one make-up obligatory prayer with one of the (regular) obligatory prayers, must I make up the remaining obligatory prayers of that day with the remaining (regular) prayers, and must there be no separation between the two prayers? Is it permissible to make up missed prayers between the adhan and the iqama?
Is there a Sunnah prayer after the Asr prayer, and what is the evidence for that?
How authentic is the ḥadīth reported concerning the virtue of prayer on the last Friday of Ramadan, which states performing four rakʿahs with one tashahhud, reciting Al-Fātiḥah, Al-Kawthar, and Al-Qadr 15 times in each rakʿah, with the intention of atoning for missed prayers, and that it expiates for 400 or 1000 years, attributed to Imam Ali?
Is it permissible for twelve worshippers to agree to bring a Bangladeshi worker who is a memorizer of the Qur’an to be an imam and muezzin and to take care of the cleanliness of the mosque, with each of them bearing his salary for one month, and if it is not permissible, what is the legitimate way to secure his salary?
Is delaying making up missed prayers without an excuse considered a reason for apostasy (kufr), or does the ruling of apostasy for abandoning prayer apply only to current prayers and not to missed ones?
How does one make up for missed prayers unintentionally, and does one renew ablution after making up each prayer?
If I miss a Fard prayer and am obliged to combine it with the prayer that follows, which of the two prayers should I offer first, and should I pray the Sunnah of the missed prayer?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce from her husband who insists on committing sins and neglects prayer, and did the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, rule for divorce in such a case, especially with her fear of him deviating further after the divorce?
Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for abandoning prayer out of laziness? And is it obligatory to make up prayers missed due to laziness? And is one who abandons prayer out of laziness considered to have left the fold of Islam? And what are the sayings of the Imams and scholars regarding this?