One Who Fears Having Missed Obligatory Prayers in Past Years
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I fear, Honorable Shaykh, that I have missed obligatory prayers that I did not perform in past years. What is obligatory for me in this regard?
Answer:
Nothing is obligatory for you as long as you are not certain that you left off one of the prayers. Mere doubt does not make anything obligatory for you.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I fear, Honorable Shaykh, that I have missed obligatory prayers that I did not perform in past years. What is obligatory for me in this regard?
Answer:
Nothing is obligatory for you as long as you are not certain that you left off one of the prayers. Mere doubt does not make anything obligatory for you.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الجواب عما احتج به أهل الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:08:35)
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