{"_id":"66e2191e0793086d7b66bb8c","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does going to Hajj forgive your missed prayers?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"I did not pray regularly prior to a few years ago. I have now fixed that and pray all prayers on time. I was able to go for Hajj 2 years ago, and my understanding is that when you come out of Hajj, your sins have been erased. Does this mean I do not have to make up all my missed prayers from the ~10 year span, or is this not a safe assumption and I should continue to try and make these prayers up? \"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Hajj and salat are two completely separate acts of worship, one cannot take the place of another. If you have missed prayers to make up, you have to make them up, no other act of worship can be offered in place of the prayers. Scholars say that one must use all of their free time to make up prayers, and to do your best to estimate how many were missed. 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\":\"Imam Abdullah bin Alawi 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\"}]}","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":"2024-09-11T22:26:38.269Z"}