Is the apostate required to make up the obligatory acts of worship he missed if he returns to Islam?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the apostate required to make up the prayers and fasts he missed if he returns to Islam and repents from his apostasy?
The Shaykh:
He is not required to do so. Repentance wipes out what came before it. So, if he repents to Allah with a valid repentance, he does not make up what he left off during the period of apostasy.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. And regarding what they mentioned about Hajj, some scholars say that Hajj restores it.
The Shaykh:
As for anything else, it does not restore it.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the apostate required to make up the prayers and fasts he missed if he returns to Islam and repents from his apostasy?
The Shaykh:
He is not required to do so. Repentance wipes out what came before it. So, if he repents to Allah with a valid repentance, he does not make up what he left off during the period of apostasy.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. And regarding what they mentioned about Hajj, some scholars say that Hajj restores it.
The Shaykh:
As for anything else, it does not restore it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل على المرتد قضاء ما فاته من فروض إذا عاد إلى الإسلام؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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