Missed and Made Up Prayers
1,857 questions
Is it obligatory for someone who missed prayers for a week because she did not know how to perform ablution and wipe over a splint to make up those missed prayers?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who made a mistake while leading his mother in Maghrib prayer, by standing for the third rak'ah without the tashahhud in the second rak'ah, then sat down after his mother alerted him, completed his prayer, then stood up and performed another rak'ah, and then performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw)?
Is it valid to say: "Peace be upon you, and upon the righteous servants of Allah" in the Tashahhud instead of: "Peace be upon us, and upon the righteous servants of Allah," and is it obligatory to make up the prayers in which this صيغة (formula) was recited?
Must I repent of apostasy if, at the beginning of my legal accountability, I did not pray or was negligent in prayer, without knowing that abandoning prayer is a major disbelief that expels one from the fold of Islam?
How does one make up for prayers missed due to negligence for a long, unknown period? And should secret prayers be made up secretly and audible prayers audibly, or is repentance and a fresh start sufficient?
Is it permissible to make up missed prayers an hour or two before Fajr, instead of making them up with the times of the current obligatory prayers?
Is the unavailability of mosques and Muslims, and the inability to perform obligatory acts of worship—including prayer—considered a legitimate excuse for a 15-year-old new Muslim revert to abandon prayer?
What is the ruling on one who practiced masturbation out of ignorance that rubbing against the bedding is a part of it, and what is the expiation for that, and is rubbing against the bedding considered like masturbation?
What is the ruling on one who doubted the number of prostrations, and based [their action] on the lesser [number], and prostrated an additional prostration, then remembered their supplication in the first two prostrations during the Tashahhud, so they prostrated after the Tasleem for an additional prostration; and is the prostration of forgetfulness legislated for one who doubts the number of rak'ahs or prostrations then becomes certain there was no error?
Is someone who used to abandon prayer, then return to it and abandon it again, and each time she returned, she would utter the Two Testimonies, and perhaps she only prayed in front of people, considered a hypocrite or as having engaged in showing off, knowing that she has been committed to prayer for a long time now? And is it necessary for her to utter the Two Testimonies again if she does not remember having uttered them when she became committed? And is praying in front of people considered an act of disbelief (kufr) out of hypocrisy?
Does a person's desire for Paradise, by spending most of their time with friends, mean that they do not love the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, as they should?
When making up prayers for an entire year due to not performing ghusl after masturbating, must I intend to pray according to the order of the day and month, or should I intend to pray only according to their known order?
What is incumbent upon the family of a woman who died after three years of illness during which she was unable to pray or fast due to deteriorating consciousness?
What should a person do who vowed to send a monthly sum to the family of a deceased worker he employed, but then became unable to fulfill his vow due to his circumstances? Is he obliged to send the monthly sum, or should he expiate for his vow? And what is the expiation for a vow, if any?
What should a man do who abandoned prayer, was afflicted by an accident that rendered his knee immobile, and now wishes to return to prayer, knowing that he performed ghusl from janabah without observing the sunnah of ghusl?
Is neglecting prayer for an entire day due to extreme fatigue and exhaustion from a four-day continuous exam, and the inability to perform each prayer at its designated time, considered a sin?
How can one make up for missed prayers, given the ignorance in determining the duration of the bleeding and the duration of the orange discharge after a cesarean section?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers that were missed due to continued cessation beyond the menstruation period for extra days, assuming it was still ongoing due to natural yellowish discharges and the difficulty of seeing the white discharge?
Will Allah forgive sins committed during a period of deviation from acts of obedience after repentance, and will previous sins return if one relapses after repentance?
What is the ruling regarding the prayers performed by the questioner for six months in the opposite direction of the Qibla, assuming it was the correct direction, and is she required to make them up, and how is that done? And is it obligatory to make up the prayers she missed during adolescence despite her repentance?
Is it permissible for a man to approach a girl with the intention of getting to know her and winning her affection, then proposing to her, or is it better for him to focus on building himself up first and then propose?
What must a wife do who stopped praying, thinking that a pregnant woman does not pray, from her first pregnancy until her last? Does she have to make up all the missed prayers, and how? Is there an expiation for her? What are the consequences for her if she knew prayer was obligatory but abandoned it out of negligence or evasion?
What should I do about the days I stopped memorizing the Quran? Do I have to make them up, or is there an expiation for them, and what is this expiation?
How can one compensate for years of neglecting worship, attain God's love and pleasure, atone for misdeeds, and overcome the fear of death without sufficient provisions, after years of heedlessness and ignorance in matters of religion?