The Student’s Discussion on the Point That the Sleeper and the One Who Forgets, If They Miss the Prayer, Pray It as Performance (Ada') Rather Than Making It Up (Qada')

The student : As for the one who missed the prayer while sleeping, and the one who missed the prayer while forgetting, if he remembers, do the scholars agree that it is obligatory for him to pray it as making it up (qada')? No, not all scholars, but some of the precise scholars among the people of knowledge. This is what we say, and our hearts and souls are at rest with it, and we are confident in it. The one who forgets, when he remembers, prays, and there is no sin on him. He prays it as performance (ada'), not as making it up (qada'). The one who forgets, even if the time has passed, prays it as performance (ada'), not as making it up (qada'). And the sleeper is the same. Yes, indeed. The consensus (ijma') is on the permissibility of what the author, the commentator, and the Shaykh Muhammad ibn al-Amin, Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him), stated.

The questioner : ...
The student : No, this undoubtedly does not apply. Undoubtedly, it does not apply. And we discussed this issue previously. We discussed it previously in detail in a place where he mentioned, if you remember, the Shaykh al-Shanqiti’s obligation of making it up (qada') based on the first indication. He called it the first indication... At that time, the obligation of making up the prayer (qada') posed a difficulty for him, and the consensus is that it is making it up (qada'). And it may be answered regarding them that the obligation of making it up (qada') became established by the occurrence of the cause of existence, even if a preventer prevented its completion, whether that preventer was sleep or forgetfulness. And Allah the Exalted knows best. It is answered...