The Ruling on Making Up Missed Prayers for One Who Repents
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling for a person who used to abandon the prayer, then repented with a sincere repentance and returned to praying? Does he have to make up what he missed, even though he does not know how many prayers he left off?
Answer:
If the prayers left off are few, such as one or three days' worth, he must make them up. But if the number of prayers left off is large, he should repent to Allah and be diligent in keeping up the prayer, and he is not required to make up what he missed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling for a person who used to abandon the prayer, then repented with a sincere repentance and returned to praying? Does he have to make up what he missed, even though he does not know how many prayers he left off?
Answer:
If the prayers left off are few, such as one or three days' worth, he must make them up. But if the number of prayers left off is large, he should repent to Allah and be diligent in keeping up the prayer, and he is not required to make up what he missed. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/126 — archive.org (11:06)
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