{"_id":"66e218aa0793086d7b66bb88","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If someone missed 10 years of prayers, do they have to make them all up?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"If someone missed 10 years of their prayers by never praying, what is the best way to make up those prayers? Does every single one need to be made up? How will they know for sure how many? What’s the intention when making them up?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Missed prayers must be made up. Scholars say that one must use all of their free time to make up prayers. Until all prayers are made up, one must not pray any sunnah prayers, and instead use the time to make up prayers.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"If one is not sure how many prayers they've missed, they should do their best to determine the number of prayers they've missed. \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Imām al-Ḥaddād said:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"\\\"It is imperative on the one who repents to make up the obligatory prayers that he neglected, and it should be done in a loose and flexible manner, according to the person's capability, without being [overly] restricting or careless. The prophet ﷺ said: I have been sent with the true and tolerant religion. And he ﷺ said: Make things easy, and do not make things difficult.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Having said that, if you find this task overwhelming, start with a sincere repentance and a resolve to make things right. Ask Allah ﷻ for assistance and begin by making up one or two prayers alongside every obligatory prayer you perform. The main point is consistency.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"May Allah grant you success.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c23281e","tag":"Salah: Other","count":138},{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c2328ed","tag":"Salah: Missed & Make-Up","count":92},{"_id":"66e218aa0793086d7b66bb86","tag":"Imam Al Haddad","count":4}],"createdOn":"2024-09-11T22:24:42.880Z"}