The questioner asks: At what time should one make up the prayers from the five daily prayers that a person has not prayed? Please inform us.
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The questioner : First, at what time should one make up the prayers from the five daily prayers that a person has not prayed? Please inform us?
The Shaykh : If a person leaves one of the five daily prayers for an excuse, such as forgetfulness, sleep, or something similar, he must make it up as soon as that excuse is removed, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions slept through the Fajr prayer while traveling and woke up after the sun had risen, they made it up, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made it up in its proper form. He ordered the adhan to be called, then they prayed two rak'ahs, and then he prayed it as he used to pray it every day. This means he prayed it aloud. Therefore, if this situation were to occur for a group of travelers, we would tell them to do what you used to do in your past days.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This means the adhan is called for the Fajr prayer, the sunnah of Fajr is prayed as two rak'ahs, and the Fajr prayer is prayed with loud recitation, just as it is prayed if it were in its proper time. However, it is recommended in such a situation that they move from their location, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and pray in another place. As for if a person leaves the prayer intentionally without a valid legal excuse, this is a matter in which the scholars have disagreed. Some scholars, who are the majority, said that making it up is obligatory, just as it is obligatory for one who has an excuse.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, if a person leaves a prayer until its time has passed intentionally, he must make it up; making it up is obligatory for him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Some scholars said that if a person leaves the prayer intentionally without a valid legal excuse, making it up will not benefit him, even if he prays it a thousand times, because that is transgressing the limits of Allah, and because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih Muslim 1718b.
The questioner : There is no power and no strength
The Shaykh : This, meaning delaying the prayer until its time has passed, is not in accordance with the command of Allah or His Messenger, so it is rejected and does not benefit. According to this opinion, which is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), this person must rectify his deeds and repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) with sincere repentance, and he should increase in seeking forgiveness and in righteous deeds that expiate for him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This opinion is the stronger one in my view, because its evidence is stronger than the evidence of those who say that making it up is obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The second question is from Umm Walid.
The Shaykh : If a person leaves one of the five daily prayers for an excuse, such as forgetfulness, sleep, or something similar, he must make it up as soon as that excuse is removed, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it. There is no expiation for it except that.
من نام عن صلاة أو نسيها فليصلها إذا ذكرها لا كفارة لها إلا ذلكThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions slept through the Fajr prayer while traveling and woke up after the sun had risen, they made it up, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made it up in its proper form. He ordered the adhan to be called, then they prayed two rak'ahs, and then he prayed it as he used to pray it every day. This means he prayed it aloud. Therefore, if this situation were to occur for a group of travelers, we would tell them to do what you used to do in your past days.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This means the adhan is called for the Fajr prayer, the sunnah of Fajr is prayed as two rak'ahs, and the Fajr prayer is prayed with loud recitation, just as it is prayed if it were in its proper time. However, it is recommended in such a situation that they move from their location, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and pray in another place. As for if a person leaves the prayer intentionally without a valid legal excuse, this is a matter in which the scholars have disagreed. Some scholars, who are the majority, said that making it up is obligatory, just as it is obligatory for one who has an excuse.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, if a person leaves a prayer until its time has passed intentionally, he must make it up; making it up is obligatory for him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Some scholars said that if a person leaves the prayer intentionally without a valid legal excuse, making it up will not benefit him, even if he prays it a thousand times, because that is transgressing the limits of Allah, and because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو ردThe questioner : There is no power and no strength
The Shaykh : This, meaning delaying the prayer until its time has passed, is not in accordance with the command of Allah or His Messenger, so it is rejected and does not benefit. According to this opinion, which is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), this person must rectify his deeds and repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) with sincere repentance, and he should increase in seeking forgiveness and in righteous deeds that expiate for him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This opinion is the stronger one in my view, because its evidence is stronger than the evidence of those who say that making it up is obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The second question is from Umm Walid.