I started praying when I was nineteen years old. What must I do to make up for the years during which I was not praying?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. You say that you started praying eight months ago and, praise be to Allah, you have continued to maintain it. You were nineteen years old when you started praying. What must you do to make up for the years during which you were not praying? You have repented greatly for that. What should you ask Allah for so that He forgives you? Please guide us.

Answer:
You must repent to Allah the Exalted, seek His forgiveness, and maintain the prayer in the future. You are not required to repeat the prayers of the past because of their large number, and because intentionally abandoning the prayer is disbelief. One does not exit this disbelief except by repenting to Allah the Exalted and maintaining the prayer anew. So you must maintain the prayer, seek forgiveness, and repent. And Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. Yes.