One Who Forgets a Prayer and Does Not Know Which One It Is
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: A person forgot a prayer yesterday, and my brother the other day remembered that he had forgotten a prayer yesterday, but he did not remember which prayer it was, and he has no doubt and does not forget, so what is required of him and what is his situation?
Answer:
You are in a state of residence and no travel comes to you. If he knows that he has a prayer he did not perform, it is obligatory for him to make it up. If he does not know which specific prayer it was, he should investigate and determine the prayer to the best of his ability and make it up. As for if he is better off with this, or if there are voices in his mind, then doubt does not obligate him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: A person forgot a prayer yesterday, and my brother the other day remembered that he had forgotten a prayer yesterday, but he did not remember which prayer it was, and he has no doubt and does not forget, so what is required of him and what is his situation?
Answer:
You are in a state of residence and no travel comes to you. If he knows that he has a prayer he did not perform, it is obligatory for him to make it up. If he does not know which specific prayer it was, he should investigate and determine the prayer to the best of his ability and make it up. As for if he is better off with this, or if there are voices in his mind, then doubt does not obligate him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اللقاء الأسبوعي-23 من 32-لفضيلة الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان -حفظه الله- مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:07)
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