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Is it permissible for one who was unconscious to make up the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers after the 'Isha' prayer?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: I was struck by an illness that kept me in bed for more than three months. He says: I used to pray, Honorable Shaykh, after the 'Isha' prayer because I was not conscious during the day for Zuhr and 'Asr, so I would pray them after I woke up. Do I owe an expiation, and is my making up of the prayers valid?

Answer:
If the day passed over you while you were not aware, meaning you were unconscious or your mind was covered and you were not aware, then you make them up when you wake up. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever forgets a prayer or sleeps through it, let him pray it when he remembers it. There is no expiation for it other than that.من نسي صلاة أو نام عنها فليصلها إذا ذكرها لا كفارة لها إلا ذلك
Sunan ad-Darimi 2:45
So you make them up in order. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4778] هل يجوز لمن غاب عن الوعي قضاء صلاتي الظهر والعصر بعد صلاة العشاء؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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