Frequently Asked Questions About The Salaah

"and establish prayers and give zakat. and whatever you send for yourselves from good, you will find it with Allah..."(Al-Baqarah)

Frequently Asked Questions About The Salaah

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1.What do I do about all the prayers I missed in my life?
You must repent to Allah sincerely, but you do not have to make up the prayer you missed, because deliberately missing an obligatory prayer is major kufr [disbelief], as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The covenant that stands between us and them is prayer; whoever gives up prayer is a disbeliever” And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Between a man and kufr and shirk there stands his giving up prayer.” Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh.
There is no expiation for that but sincere repentance.

2.How do I make up for the occasional prayer I missed?
Negligence in performing prayers is a great sin, and a sign of extreme negligence, because prayer is the most important pillar of Islam after the Shahaadatayn (twin testimony of faith). Allaah warns those who take the matter of prayer lightly and do not pray on time, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given up As‐Salaat (the prayers) [i.e. made their Salaat (prayers) to be lost, either by not offering them or by not offering them perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times] and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in Hell.
Except those who repent and believe (in the Oneness of Allaah and His Messenger
Muhammad), and work righteousness. Such will enter Paradise and they will not be
wronged in aught” [Maryam 19:59, 60]
A number of scholars were of the view that the one who misses a single prayer and delays it until its time is over, with no excuse, is a kaafir. So what you have to do is to repent to Allaah from this great sin, and pray regularly on time, as well as doing a lot of naafil prayers, in the hope that Allaah will forgive you and accept your good deeds.

3.What should I do if I miss Salah now?:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to delay the prayer until its time is over with no excuse. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, As‑Salaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours”
[al‐Nisa’ 4:103] i.e., at specific times.
Reasons why prayers may be delayed until their time is over include sleeping and
forgetting. It was narrated that Anas ibn Maalik said: The Prophet of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever forgets a prayer or sleeps and misses it, its expiation is to make it up as soon as he remembers it.” Narrated by Muslim, 684.
However, if you miss a prayer you have to make it up as soon as you wake up or remember.Prayers must be made up in chronological order. For example, if you missed Asr prayer, and it is now Maghrib time, then you must pray Asr first, then Maghrib.