Is the eclipse prayer made up?
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The questioner : If someone sleeps through the eclipse prayer, does he make it up?
The Shaykh : We will give you a useful rule: “Everything that is prescribed for a cause, if it is separated from its cause, is no longer prescribed”. This is the rule. So, if the eclipse clears, it cannot be made up, because it is prescribed for a cause. Similarly, if a person enters the mosque and sits for a long time, we do not say, “Make it up,” because its time has passed. Likewise, if he performs wudu, and two rak'ahs are recommended for him after wudu, but a long time passes between his wudu and the prayer of those two rak'ahs, then the two rak'ahs are dropped.
The Shaykh : We will give you a useful rule: “Everything that is prescribed for a cause, if it is separated from its cause, is no longer prescribed”. This is the rule. So, if the eclipse clears, it cannot be made up, because it is prescribed for a cause. Similarly, if a person enters the mosque and sits for a long time, we do not say, “Make it up,” because its time has passed. Likewise, if he performs wudu, and two rak'ahs are recommended for him after wudu, but a long time passes between his wudu and the prayer of those two rak'ahs, then the two rak'ahs are dropped.