The Ruling on Making Up Missed Prayers for One Who Repents from Abandoning Them
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Question:
From the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, this is a message sent by a listener from there, (K. Sh.), who says in one of his questions: I am a young man, twenty-five years old. I abandoned prayer out of negligence for nine years. Now I have repented to Allah, but I am confused about the past prayers. Should I make them up? And if I am to make them up, should I pray one old prayer with every new obligatory prayer until the period is finished? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Praise be to Allah who granted you repentance. We advise you to persist in repentance and remain steadfast upon it, and to thank Allah for that and to beware of the company of evildoers who may lead you back to abandoning prayer.
As for making up the missed prayers, you do not have to make them up; repentance is sufficient. This is because repentance wipes out what came before it, and Islam demolishes what was before it. Those who apostatized during the time of the Companions , when they repented, the Companions did not order them to make up their prayers.
So the point is: repentance is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 710. So you do not have to make up the past prayers, the nine years. And you must adhere to repentance, which is regret for what has passed. The reality of repentance is regret for the past bad action, and quitting it and guarding against it, along with the sincere resolve not to return to it.
So we advise you, my brother, to adhere to repentance and remain steadfast upon it, and to ask Allah for steadfastness upon the truth and to remain upright upon it. We also advise you to maintain the prayer and perform it in congregation in the mosques, and to beware of the company of the wicked who may drag you into what Allah has forbidden, such as abandoning prayer or other evils. We ask Allah for success and steadfastness upon the truth for us and for you.
The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
From the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, this is a message sent by a listener from there, (K. Sh.), who says in one of his questions: I am a young man, twenty-five years old. I abandoned prayer out of negligence for nine years. Now I have repented to Allah, but I am confused about the past prayers. Should I make them up? And if I am to make them up, should I pray one old prayer with every new obligatory prayer until the period is finished? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Praise be to Allah who granted you repentance. We advise you to persist in repentance and remain steadfast upon it, and to thank Allah for that and to beware of the company of evildoers who may lead you back to abandoning prayer.
As for making up the missed prayers, you do not have to make them up; repentance is sufficient. This is because repentance wipes out what came before it, and Islam demolishes what was before it. Those who apostatized during the time of the Companions , when they repented, the Companions did not order them to make up their prayers.
So the point is: repentance is sufficient, and praise be to Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(embracing) Islam wipes out all that has gone before it (previous misdeeds). Verily, emigration wipes out all the previous sins
الإسلام يهدم ما كان قبله، والتوبة تهدم ما كان قبلهاSo we advise you, my brother, to adhere to repentance and remain steadfast upon it, and to ask Allah for steadfastness upon the truth and to remain upright upon it. We also advise you to maintain the prayer and perform it in congregation in the mosques, and to beware of the company of the wicked who may drag you into what Allah has forbidden, such as abandoning prayer or other evils. We ask Allah for success and steadfastness upon the truth for us and for you.
The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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