Making Up Missed Prayers, - Dought & clear, - * She has made up the prayers that she missedwhen she was younger and wants to carry on making them up

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My mother did not pray for several years when she was young, and when she heard from one of the shaykhs that it is obligatory to make up missed prayers, she regretted it and repented, and she promised Allaah that she would make up the prayers that she had missed so long as she lived. In fact she has fulfilled her promise and has made up for all the years during which she did not pray. But she says to us: “I have to keep on praying because I said when I made a promise to my Lord, ‘as long as I live’ and I am still alive.” She offers the obligatory prayers and not the naafil prayers, although she knows that she hads offered all the prayers that she missed. Is what she is doing correct? Is it regarded as a vow?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The majority of fuqaha’ are of the view that the one who does not pray for a while after he reaches puberty has to make up the prayers that he missed. If he does not know how many prayers he missed, then he should do what he thinks is most likely the number of prayers that he missed.
It should be noted that the prayers that she missed when she was young, before reaching puberty, do not have to be made up, because she was not accountable at that time.
Some scholars are of the view that whoever deliberately misses prayers does not have to make them up; all he has to do is repent and do good deeds in the future.
See the answers to questions no. 7969and 72216.
Anyway, what is required of your mother is to seek forgiveness a great deal, repent and do naafil deeds in the hope that Allaah will accept her repentance. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them (till his death)”
[Ta-Ha 20:82]
With regard to her saying that she made a promise to Allaah to make up the missed prayers for as long as she lives, this is a vow to make up the prayers that she missed, and she has done that and fulfilled that vow. So she does not have to continue making up prayers that she has in fact made up, because a prayer can only be made up once.
As for her saying “as long as I am still alive”, it seems that what is meant by this expression is that she will continue to fulfil her vow as long as she is still alive, and she will never stop making up prayers because of sickness, being busy or any other reason that may distract her from praying.
If she wants to carry on praying, this is a good deed that was encouraged by the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he said: “Prayer is the best thing prescribed, so whoever can offer a great deal of it let him do so” (narrated by al-Tabaraani inSaheeh al-Jaami’(3870)) – so long as that is done with the intention of offering naafil prayers, not with the intention of making up missed prayers.
And Allaah knows best.

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Making Up Missed Prayers, - Dought & clear, - * Should Duha prayer bemade up if the time for it has ended?

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If I miss Duha prayer after twelve noon, should I make it up even if that it after Zuhr prayer?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The time for Duha prayer is from when the sun has risen to the height of a spear, which is fifteen or twenty minutes after sunrise, until just before the sun passes its zenith (and the zenith is when the time for Zuhr prayer begins). What is meant by just before the sun passes its zenith is ten to fifteen minutes before it reaches the zenith, i.e. before the time when it is forbidden to pray begins. End quote.Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen(may Allaah have mercy on him), (14/306).
Ibn Muflih (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The time for (Duha) is from when the time when it is forbidden to prays ends, until the sun reaches its zenith. What is meant – and Allaah knows best – is just before the sun passes its zenith, because it is forbidden to pray at that time. End quote fromal-Furoo’(1/5670.
Secondly:
The scholars differed with regard to making up Duha prayer if the time has ended. Some of them were of the view that it should be made up, and this is the correct view according to the Shaafa’is and some of the Hanbalis. Others were of the view that it should not be made up. This is the old view of al-Shaafa’i and of the Hanbalis and Maalikis.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said inal-Majmoo’(3/532): Our companions said: Naafil prayers are of two types, one that is not connected to a specific time and is only done for a reason such as eclipses, praying for rain and greeting the mosque. If it is missed, it cannot be made up. The second type is connected to a specific time, such as Eid prayer, Duha and regular Sunnah prayers that are offered with obligatory prayers, such as the Sunnah of Zuhr etc. There are three views concerning these, the correct view is that it is mustahabb to make them up. Al-Qaadi Abu’l-Tayyib and others said that this is the view that is stated in the new view (of al-Shaafa’i).
The second view is that they should not be made up. This was stated in the old view (of al-Shafaa’i), and it is the view of Abu Haneefah.
The third view is that independent prayers such as Eid and Duha should be made up, whereas prayers that are not independent such as the regular Sunnah prayers that are offered with obligatory prayers should not be made up. If they are made up then the correct view is that they should always be made up. Some of our companions narrated a weak view which is that missed prayers of the day may be made up so long as the sun has not set and missed prayers of the night may be made up so long as the sun has not risen. Based on this, the Sunnah of Fajr may be made up so long as it is still day… This is all weak (da’eef) and the correct view is that it is mustahabb to make up all prayers at all times. The evidence for that is the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Whoever sleeps and misses a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it.” And Abu Qataadah (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) missed Fajr prayer whilst travelling, until the sun had risen. So he did wudoo’ then he prayed two rak’ahs, then the iqaamah was given and he prayed Fajr prayer. What is meant by two rak’ahs here is the regular Sunnah prayer that comes before Fajr. And Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed two rak’ahs after ‘Asr and she asked him about that. He said: “Some people from ‘Abd al-Qays came to me with the news that their people had become Muslim and they distracted me from the two rak’ahs that come after Zuhr, so I did these two rak’ahs after ‘Asr.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim. And Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever did not pray two rak’ahs of Fajr until the sun rose, let him pray them (now).” Narrated by al-Bayhaqi with a jayyid isnaad. And it was narrated from Abu Sa’eed (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever slept and missed Witr, or forgot it, let him pray it when he remembers.” Narrated by Abu Dawood with a hasan isnaad. And it was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that if the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) missed praying at night because of pain or anything else, he would pray twelve rak’ahs during the day. Narrated by Muslim. There are many other ahaadeeth about this matter, apart from those which we have mentioned, but this is sufficient. And Allaah is the Source of strength. End quote.
Al-Mardaawi said inal-Insaaf(2/191): Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qaadir said: He may do it after the sun has passed its zenith, but if he delays it until he has prayed Zuhr, he may make it up. End quote.
The Hanafis stated that if the Sunnah prayers are missed, none of them should be made up except the Sunnah of Fajr, which should be made up if it is missed along with the obligatory prayer, and it may be made up until the sun reaches its zenith.Al-Fataawa al-Hindiyyah(1/112).
This is also the view of the Maalikis. In their view no naafil prayer should be made up except the two rak’ahs of Fajr, which may be made up until the sun reaches the zenith, whether the obligatory Fajr prayer was offered alongside it or not.Balghat al-Saalik(1/408).
See alsoal-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah al-Kuwaitiyyah(34/37).
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) favoured the view that Duha prayer should not be made up if the time for it has ended. He was asked: If the Sunnah prayer of Duha is missed, should it be made up or not?
He replied: If the time for Duha prayer is missed, then the prayer has been missed, because it is limited to that time. But with regard to the regular Sunnah prayers, because they are connected to the obligatory prayers, they may be made up alongside them. The same also applies to Witr, because it is proven in the Sunnah that if the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) slept or was ill at night he would pray twelve rak’ahs during the day. And Witr may also be made up. End quote fromMajmoo’Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen(14/305).
The matter is broad in scope, praise be to Allaah.

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Making Up Missed Prayers, - Dought & clear, - * She had an operation and offered severalprayers without having purified herself and without facing the qiblah

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I had an operation after Maghrib and the effects of the anaesthetic lasted until Fajr the next day, i.e., I did not pray ‘Isha’ or Fajr. When I woke up from the anaesthetic, I prayed them without doing wudoo’ or even facing the qiblah, and I did not wear my head cover, because of my medical state, whereby I could not even turn over onto my other side. I was in this state until ‘Isha’ and I offered all the prayers in this manner. I would like to ask your advice: should I repeat these prayers or not? If the answer is yes, then what is the manner in which I should repeat them? Should I pray Fajr today and then pray Fajr again with the intention of making up the Fajr that I did not pray, and so on with the rest of the prayers, or what?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
When a sick person wakes up from the anaesthetic, he has to make up the prayers that he missed for that reason.
Secondly:
If a sick person is unable to do wudoo’ and there is no one who can help him do wudoo’, then he should do tayammum, even if he strikes his hands against a wall or piece of furniture if there is dust on it, or he may bring some dirt with him with which to do tayammum. If he is unable to do tayammum then he may pray as he is.
The same applies with regard to facing the qiblah and covering the ‘awrah (wearing a khimaar or head cover). If he is able to do any of that then he must do it, but whatever he is unable to do is waived for him and he is not accountable for it, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope”
[al-Baqarah 2:286]
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: If a sick person cannot find any dust, can he do tayammum using the walls or furniture, or not?
He replied: The walls come under the heading of clean earth, so if the walls are built of clean earth, whether that is stones or clay bricks, then it is permissible to do tayammum using them. But if the walls are covered with wood or paint, if there is dust on it they may be used for tayammum and there is nothing wrong with that because then he will be like one who does tayammum on the earth, because dust comes from the earth, but if there is no dust on it, then it does not come under the heading of clean earth, so he should not use it for tayammum.
With regard to furniture we say: if there is dust on it he may use it for tayammum otherwise he should not do tayammum on it, because it does not come under the heading of clean earth. End quote fromFataawa al-Tahaarah(p. 240).
The Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas was asked: I am bedridden and cannot move. How can I purify myself in order to pray, and how can I pray?
They replied: Firstly: with regard to purification, the Muslim must purify himself with water; if he is unable to use it because he is sick or for some other reason, he may do tayammum with clean earth. If he is unable to do that then the requirement to purify himself is waived and he should pray as he is. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can”
[al-Taghaabun 64:16]
“and [Allaah] has not laid upon you in religion any hardship”
[al-Hajj 22:78]
With regard to urine and faeces, it is sufficient to clean it with stones (istijmaar) or clean tissues with which the place where it comes out should be wiped three times or more, until the place is clean.
Secondly:
With regard to prayer, the sick person has to pray standing. If he cannot pray standing, then sitting, and if he cannot sit, then on his side, because of the report from ‘Imraan ibn Husayn, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Pray standing, and if you cannot then sitting, and if you cannot then on your side.” And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):“So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can”[al-Taghaabun 64:16]. End quote fromal-Fataawa al-Muta’alliqah bi’l-Tibb wa Ahkaam al-Marda, p. 78.
Thirdly:
If you prayed as you described, without wudoo’ or tayammum, and without facing the qiblah, and without wearing the khimaar because you were unable to do that, and because there was no one to help you do wudoo’ or tayammum or to make you face the qiblah, then your prayer is valid and you do not have to repeat it.
If it was possible for you to do tayammum or wudoo’ with the help of another person, but you failed to ask for help, then you have fallen short in seeking to purify yourself, which is a condition of the prayer being valid, and you have to repeat the prayers that you offered when you were not pure and did not face the qiblah.
Fourthly:
The prayers must be repeated immediately, if you are able, as soon as you come to know that repeating them is obligatory. You should start with the prayer that you missed, and offer them in order with the proper intention, and pray ‘Isha’ for the first day, then Fajr, Zuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib and ‘Isha’ for the second day.
What is meant is that you should do that in one go, if possible, whether that is in the morning or at noontime or at whatever time of day you come to know of the ruling that they must be repeated. It is not permissible to delay the prayers and make them up at separate times, as some people think.
If making them up in one go is too difficult for you, then you should pray whatever you can, then rest, then finish making up whatever prayers you owe.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a sick person who had surgery and missed a number of obligatory prayers. Should he pray them all together after he recovers, or should he pray each one at its proper time, such as praying Zuhr with Zuhr and so on?
He replied:
He should offer them all together in one go, because when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) missed ‘Asr during the battle of al-Khandaq, he prayed it before praying Maghrib. If a person misses some obligatory prayers he must pray them all together and not delay them. End quote fromMajmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen(12/222).
And Allaah knows best.

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For children, - Ramadhan Eid Story: A Brother Like That

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Shuaib received an automobile from his brother as an Ramadhan Eid present. On Ramadhan Eid day when Shuaib came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Uncle?" he asked. Shuaib nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Ramadhan Eid." The boy was astounded.
"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I wish..." He hesitated. Of course Shuaib knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Shuaib all the way down to his heels. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Shuaib looked at the boy in astonishment, and then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?" "Oh yes, I would love that."
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, "Uncle, would you mind driving in front of my house?" Shuaib smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile.
But Shuaib was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Shuaib heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.
"There she is, uncle, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Ramadhan Eid and it did not cost him a penny. And some day I'm gonna give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Shop windows that I have been trying to tell you about."
Shuaib got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Ramadhan Eid, Shuaib learned what Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)meant when he had said: "love for your brother what you love for yourself".
Imam Ali (as) Says: "He who helps you in your time of trouble is your brother."

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