Is there guidance and a distinction regarding when the prayer must be made up and when it is not required?
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The questioner:
My righteous brother, it is observed that the prayer is made up in some cases, while in other cases it is said to the one who asks such a question that he does not make it up, and that what he missed is expiated by repentance. Is there guidance and a distinction between the two matters? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is a difference between the one who abandons it intentionally without an excuse. If he acknowledges its obligation, then the correct view is that he commits disbelief by abandoning it. Therefore, if he repents, he enters Islam anew, so he does not make up what he left behind in the past, because he was not upon Islam. This is unlike the sick person who abandoned it unintentionally, rather he abandoned it under the impression that he was excused and that he could delay it until he recovered. This is an ignorant person who is excused due to his ignorance.
The presenter:
A persistent illness.
The Shaykh:
But he should confirm the prayer or make up the prayer that he left behind.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
My righteous brother, it is observed that the prayer is made up in some cases, while in other cases it is said to the one who asks such a question that he does not make it up, and that what he missed is expiated by repentance. Is there guidance and a distinction between the two matters? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is a difference between the one who abandons it intentionally without an excuse. If he acknowledges its obligation, then the correct view is that he commits disbelief by abandoning it. Therefore, if he repents, he enters Islam anew, so he does not make up what he left behind in the past, because he was not upon Islam. This is unlike the sick person who abandoned it unintentionally, rather he abandoned it under the impression that he was excused and that he could delay it until he recovered. This is an ignorant person who is excused due to his ignorance.
The presenter:
A persistent illness.
The Shaykh:
But he should confirm the prayer or make up the prayer that he left behind.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من توجيه وتفريق متى يجب أن تقضى الصلاة ومتى لا يجب ذلك؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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