What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Whoever misses a prayer in his lifetime and does not make it up”?

Question:
You mention another issue: I read in one of the books a statement attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: “Whoever misses a prayer in his lifetime and does not make it up, let him make it up on the last Friday of Ramadan, and pray four rak'ahs with one tashahhud, reciting in each rak'ah the opening of the Book (Surat al-Fatihah) and Surat al-Qamar fifteen times, and Surat al-Kawthar likewise, and saying in his intention: ‘I intend to pray four rak'ahs as expiation for the prayers I missed.’ When he finishes the prayer, he sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one hundred times.” Is this prayer authentic?

Answer:
This is a fabricated report, a lie attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with no basis in truth. All of this is falsehood. If someone misses a prayer due to sleep or forgetfulness, he should pray it and make it up. However, if he intentionally left the prayer, he must repent to Allah. If he makes it up, there is no harm; otherwise, he is not obligated to make it up, for repentance is sufficient if he repents to Allah and feels remorse for the prayers he left, because leaving the prayer intentionally is major shirk (associating partners with Allah), and repentance is sufficient for disbelief. Allah the Exalted says: [Al-Anfal: 38]. Therefore, whoever intentionally leaves the prayer has committed disbelief by doing so, and if he denies its obligation, he has committed disbelief by consensus—may Allah protect us from that—and it is obligatory for him to repent in that matter. As for if it was due to forgetfulness or sleep, then whenever he remembers or wakes up, he should hasten to pray the prayer. Praise be to Allah. Yes.

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