A person repented and began praying; does he have to make up the prayers he missed during the period when he was not praying?

Question:
A person repented and began praying. What should he do regarding the period when he was not praying? Does he have to make up the prayers? He does not know how many prayers he missed during that period. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions. As for what follows, prayer is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam, namely the two testimonies, and it is the pillar of Islam. It is the first thing for which the servant will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection. Its status in Islam is immense. There is no Paradise for one who does not pray. If one abandons it intentionally, denying its obligation, he becomes a disbeliever by the consensus of the Muslims. If one abandons it out of laziness while acknowledging its obligation, he also becomes a disbeliever, committing major shirk (associating partners with Allah), according to the correct of the scholars' opinions, and there is evidence indicating this.
Among this is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . The disbelief mentioned in the hadith refers to major disbelief. And by the evidence of the saying of Allah the Exalted: , it indicates that the one who does not pray is not among our brothers in religion, and the meaning of that is that he is a disbeliever. And Allah the Exalted said regarding the disbelievers: , up to the end of the verses, up to the saying of Allah the Exalted: . It is known that intercession benefits those for whom intercession is permitted by Allah Mighty and Majestic, and the only ones for whom the intercession of the intercessors does not benefit are the disbelievers. This indicates that the one who abandons prayer is among the disbelievers for whom the intercession of the intercessors does not benefit. And what these evidences indicate is the disbelief of the one who abandons prayer, whether he denies its obligation or is lazy while acknowledging its obligation. Based on this, the one who was consistent in prayer for a long time, then repented to Allah with a sincere repentance and maintained the prayer, does not repeat what he left in the past, because in the past era he was in a state of disbelief. It is known that if disbelievers repent, they are not ordered to make up the prayers they left during the period of disbelief. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.