How does one who abandons prayer and fasting make up for it after repentance?
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Question:
This man says: A man does not pray all the obligatory prayers, nor does he fast all of Ramadan, until he reached the age of forty. Then Allah granted him repentance, commitment, and consistency. The question is: what is required of him regarding what has passed?
Answer:
He owes nothing for what has passed. He is required to repent to Allah with a valid repentance. And Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. As for what passed while he was not praying, he was not a Muslim. But when he repented, he entered Islam, so he must maintain the prayer and fasting in the future. He does not make up what was missed.
This man says: A man does not pray all the obligatory prayers, nor does he fast all of Ramadan, until he reached the age of forty. Then Allah granted him repentance, commitment, and consistency. The question is: what is required of him regarding what has passed?
Answer:
He owes nothing for what has passed. He is required to repent to Allah with a valid repentance. And Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. As for what passed while he was not praying, he was not a Muslim. But when he repented, he entered Islam, so he must maintain the prayer and fasting in the future. He does not make up what was missed.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يقضي تارك الصلاة والصوم بعد التوبة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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