Missed and Made Up Prayers
1,857 questions
Is it true that whoever wakes up at the time of Fajr prayer and then goes back to sleep becomes an apostate disbeliever? What is the correct view on this issue according to Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah? And does one disbelieve if he misses the Asr prayer until its time has expired?
Is it permissible to perform tayammum when water is available if one fears missing the funeral, Eid, or Friday prayers?
Must a wife fast 30 days to make up for the month of Ramadan she missed due to postpartum bleeding, or should she make up the number of days people actually fasted (29 or 28 days)?
Did Umar Faruq, may Allah be pleased with him, prevent women from going to the mosques? This is common in India, even among scholars, which has led to the closure of mosques to women among the Hanafis.
Does the Imam's sutra remain a sutra for those who are catching up on missed rak'ahs after the Imam has said the tasleem, or are they required to take a new sutra? And what is the ruling on people passing in front of those who are catching up on missed rak'ahs?
Which is better: to pray Dhuhr in congregation which is performed half an hour before the time for 'Asr prayer begins, or to pray it individually at the beginning of Dhuhr's time?
Does the current prayer of a worshipper—performed on time and in congregation—become invalid due to his failure to make up previous missed prayers (Fajr, Dhuhr, and Asr) that were intentionally left, knowing that ترتیب (observing the correct order) is obligatory?
If a person prays Dhuhr three rak'ahs by mistake, should he complete the fourth rak'ah and perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw), or should he repeat the entire prayer?
Is it acceptable to offer one makeup prayer daily, as well as voluntary prayers (such as salat al-tahiyyah for entering the mosque or two rak'ahs of voluntary prayer in place of the Dhuhr prayer as a makeup) if a Muslim is unable to make up all missed prayers due to fatigue?
Is it permissible to go to an exam without performing ghusl from janabah when hot water is unavailable and there is a fear of missing the exam, knowing that the missed prayers were made up later?
Is it obligatory to specify the number of Rak'ahs, the intention to face the Qiblah, and the intention to specify the obligatory prayer, in order to distinguish the prayer of a mukallaf (accountable person) from that of a child, or the intention of performing a missed prayer (qada') or not? And is it obligatory to maintain the intention throughout the entire Takbirat al-Ihram, or is it sufficient to have it present during a part of it? And is it obligatory to have the intention that the prayer is for Allah? And is it permissible for someone afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas) to adopt the easiest rulings regarding intention without falling into talfiq (unacceptable combination of different madhhabs' rulings)?
What is the ruling regarding the days the one who made a vow did not fast, and what is the ruling regarding his breaking his fast on days when he is invited?
Is it permissible for someone accustomed to entering the mosque at the time of the Fajr prayer's iqamah to pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr after the prayer on a daily and continuous basis?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who performed ablution by presenting one limb before another for five years out of ignorance, and is it obligatory to repeat the prayers of these years?
هل يلزم قضاء الصلوات الفائتة بعد التوبة لمن كان تاركًا للصلاة ثم أصبح حنبليًّا، مع العلم أنه أخذ بقول من لا يرى وجوب القضاء قبل التَّحَنْبُل، وما دليل المالكية في عدم تفريط مَن يصلي يومين؟
If one intended to pray Dhuhr in conjunction with Asr (Jam' al-Taqdim), then the Maghrib call to prayer was made before commencing the Asr prayer, should Asr be prayed as a timely performance (ada'an) or as a make-up (qada'an)?
What should I do about my laxity in commitment and missing prayers, especially with my feeling that I have a complex when it comes to maintaining them? So what is the solution to this?
What is the ruling regarding my prayers which I used to perform out of ignorance, not knowing about the white discharge and the secretions preceding blood, which I now consider to be menstruation?
Does the funeral prayer become void if the worshipper supplicates for the deceased in the second takbīrah instead of reciting the tashahhud, then realizes the mistake and repeats the second takbīrah and recites the tashahhud, resulting in five takbīrāt instead of four?
How are many missed prayers, of unknown number, made up? And should the oldest ones be made up first, or the newer missed prayers that occur due to the nature of work and sleep?
Is the questioner required to make up the prayers she missed after seeing a dense, reddish-brown discharge one or two days before her menstruation?
Is it obligatory to make up for missed prayers and fasting, after committing to the law of Allah at the age of twenty, due to growing up in a communist environment that prevented the practice of worship?
Is the husband required to make up for the days his second wife was absent from him—due to her travel to see her children—knowing that he was the cause of her relocation to another city?
What is the ruling on making up prayers in which I prayed behind the Imam without reciting Al-Fatiha, and is it permissible to make them all up in one month?