What is the ruling on a missed sunnah?
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The questioner : If you please, what is the ruling on a missed sunnah? Is there such a thing as a missed sunnah?
The Shaykh : You are saying a missed sunnah?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A missed sunnah is like a missed obligatory prayer, and the discussion regarding a missed sunnah is the same as the discussion regarding a missed obligatory prayer. That is: if the missed prayer was missed for an excuse—I will not specify now whether it was missed for an excuse—enough, may Allah reward you, enough, my brother, give me the paper, here— if the missed prayer was missed for a valid religious excuse, it must be made up. And if it was missed without a valid religious excuse, it is not made up. Is the answer clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Whether the missed prayer is an obligatory prayer or a sunnah.
Yes.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And to you.
The Shaykh : You are saying a missed sunnah?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : A missed sunnah is like a missed obligatory prayer, and the discussion regarding a missed sunnah is the same as the discussion regarding a missed obligatory prayer. That is: if the missed prayer was missed for an excuse—I will not specify now whether it was missed for an excuse—enough, may Allah reward you, enough, my brother, give me the paper, here— if the missed prayer was missed for a valid religious excuse, it must be made up. And if it was missed without a valid religious excuse, it is not made up. Is the answer clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Whether the missed prayer is an obligatory prayer or a sunnah.
Yes.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And to you.
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