Is it obligatory to make up missed prayers if there are many?
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Question:
A man who does not keep up with the prayer; he prays some days and leaves it off other days until he reached the age of forty, then he committed himself fully and prays them in the mosque. His question is: Does he make up the prayers that he missed and left off before that?
Answer:
If there are many, no, he does not make them up, but he must keep up with the prayer in the future, along with repentance to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
A man who does not keep up with the prayer; he prays some days and leaves it off other days until he reached the age of forty, then he committed himself fully and prays them in the mosque. His question is: Does he make up the prayers that he missed and left off before that?
Answer:
If there are many, no, he does not make them up, but he must keep up with the prayer in the future, along with repentance to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يلزم قضاء الصلوات الفائتة إذا كانت كثيرة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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