{"_id":"668da0560b76658b4c233487","title":"Is there an opinion that says that missed prayers do not need to made up and repenting is sufficient?","question":"Is there a Madhab that says you do not have to make up missed prayers just make sincere tawba and try to catch the upcoming ones (asking to know what to do in my daily life if I accidentally don't catch one)? Separately if you’re in a specific situation where in the past you purposefully didn't pray for some time but now you do, do you have to make up all of those months of prayers or just make Tawba?","answer":"According to the consensus of the four sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence, missed prayers must be compensated for in addition to seeking repentance. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ explicitly stated in a hadith recorded by Bukhari and Muslim that anyone who forgets a prayer must compensate for it, with no other expiation being sufficient. This principle applies even more so to individuals who intentionally neglect their prayers. Therefore, after sincerely repenting to Allah, it is important to establish a schedule to make up for the missed prayers. Imam al-Haddad advises those who find this task daunting to perform a makeup prayer alongside each obligatory prayer and to substitute makeup prayers for voluntary prayers whenever desired.","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c2328ed","tag":"Salah: Missed & Make-Up","count":92},{"_id":"668d9ff90b76658b4c232aa0","tag":"Knowledge: Madhabs","count":65}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:54.662Z"}