Missed and Made Up Prayers
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Is it permissible to join a congregational prayer with the intention of making up unspecified missed prayers (such as the Asr prayer after performing the current Asr prayer)? And should the supererogatory (nafila) prayer be offered before or after this prayer?
Is the prostration of the Imam after the Taslim and before completing the deficient Rak'ah considered valid, by analogy with the Hadith of Dhul-Yadayn, or must he first complete the Rak'ah and then perform the prostration of forgetfulness?
How can one make up an unknown missed prayer—be it Asr, Maghrib, or Isha—given that one or more prayers were missed at some point, and their specific identity has been forgotten due to negligence?
Must I perform two rak'ahs every morning, in addition to Fajr prayer, based on a vow whose wording I am not certain of?
Does the order of making up missed prayers fall away for a sister who slept before Maghrib and woke up half an hour before sunrise, leaving only half an hour for Fajr prayer, or is there enough time for making up the prayers (qada’) and then performing Fajr, or does the criterion of time constraint depend on the one who will perform the qada’? And must she repeat the prayer if she was told to pray Fajr first, then Maghrib and Isha?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who relied on a compass to determine the direction of the Qiblah at Jeddah Airport, then later discovered a difference in the direction, and how should he make up the prayers that he combined by delaying them?
Is it obligatory to pray after the fifteenth day of menstruation if bleeding continues and has the characteristics of menstrual blood, and must the prayers of that period be made up?
What should a wife do if she forgets the number of fasting days she owes?
Is the saying that 'making up (missed prayers) is waived for whoever missed many prayers, while making them up is obligatory if they were few, whether with an excuse or not,' contrary to the scholarly consensus (Ijma'), and is it an introduction of a third opinion?
Is it permissible to sell dates to a merchant who initially delayed their delivery to me without (full) possession, or is it more appropriate for me to ask him for compensation for the profits I missed due to his delay in delivering the goods?
What should I do about my irregular menstrual cycle? Do I have to perform ghusl again or should I complete the prayer? Do I have to make up missed prayers or prayers from the times when brown and yellow discharges occurred? When exactly is my period of purity considered to have begun? And how do I make up the prayers if that is required of me?
How does an individual worshipper, who was late in performing the 'Isha prayer, make up two rak'ahs of Tarawih prayer that he missed?
Is it true that whoever does not pray Fajr on time—meaning he makes it up after sunrise—cannot pray the Sunnah of Duha?
Is anything required of one who buried a fetus that miscarried at four months, without praying over it?
Is it permissible to make up the pre-noon prayer (four rak'ahs) after the obligatory prayer, and then perform the post-noon prayer (two rak'ahs)?
Is it permissible for someone who missed the Ishā’ prayer and joined the Imam in the Witr prayer to pray with him and supplicate, then stand up after the Imam’s Taslīm to pray three Rakahs? And is the Rakah he prayed with the Imam considered Witr or part of Ishā’? What is the correct course of action in such a situation?
How can I make up for the Dhuhr and Asr prayers I missed due to university studies, and does this require the intention of making them up later, or should they be performed directly with the opening Takbir (Takbirat al-Ihram)?
What is the ruling on her praying the missed prayers in order, if she was overcome by sleep, and is what I did considered issuing a fatwa or offering advice, and when is it forbidden for me to advise her or remain silent about her?
Is intention considered a condition for the permissibility of combining prayers (jama‘ al-salat), especially if the intention was not made before the Maghrib prayer, and then the worshippers agreed to combine after its completion to perform the ‘Isha prayer?
What is the ruling regarding the prayer of a congregant who prayed behind me, knowing that I intentionally led the prayer in ritually impure clothing and then repeated the prayer individually?
Is the prayer valid for someone who missed the 'Isha prayer and joined the Imam who is praying Tarawih, intending to pray 'Isha, then the Imam said the taslim after two rak'ahs and the worshipper remained seated to stand with the Imam when he stands to complete his prayer?
Is pronouncing "Lord of the Worlds" as "Rabbil 'alamin" and pronouncing "the Most Merciful" and "the Straight" without the "al-" (definite article) correct, and if I made a mistake in Al-Fatiha, what is the ruling on previous prayers?
What is the ruling on someone who mistakenly stood for the third rak'ah during the middle tashahhud, then returned to sit with the imam; does their prayer become void?
What should I do for my repentance to be accepted, and how do I make up for my invalid prayers (Fajr prayer only) for which I performed tayammum out of fear of illness? And do I make them up at any time, or in the morning or at night? And do I make them up aloud or silently? And do I say the Iqamah for each prayer if I want to make up more than one prayer at a time?