Explanation of the Hadith: “Whatever you catch up with, pray; and whatever you miss, make up”

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz

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Question:
Regarding the hadith, is it:

So complete it

فأتموا

So make up what you missed

فاقضوا

?

Answer:
Both this and that came;

So complete it

فأتموا

came and

So make up what you missed

فاقضوا

came, and the more common is

So complete it

فأتموا

. The meaning of “make up” (faqdū) is the same as “complete” (fa-timmū). For the one who missed part of the prayer, what he caught up with the imam is the beginning of his prayer, and what he makes up is its completion. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:

And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah

فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ فَاذْكُرُواْ اللّهَ

the verse [al-Nisa: 103], and the meaning is: when you have completed the prayer. And He, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:

And when you have completed your rites, remember Allah

فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُم مَّنَاسِكَكُمْ فَاذْكُرُواْ اللّهَ...

[Al-Baqarah 2:200]

the verse [al-Baqarah: 200]. Meaning: you have completed your rites.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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