{"_id":"66f7eef02bbdaceb038dfc4e","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Should one that doubts multiple prayers over a period of time make it up?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I am unsure whether I am in a position where I need to make up prayers that I may have missed. My issue is I'm not sure whether I was consistently praying Salat al-Zuhr when I first hit puberty, around the age of 12. The Salah landed inside the school day and I know that I was not praying at school. However, I cannot remember whether or not I was making up the prayer once I returned home. I honestly haven't thought about it for years, and almost a decade has passed. But the thought popped up in my brain randomly, and I haven't been able to shake it. I'm unsure whether it is Waswasa from the Shaytaan, or if it's guidance from Allah.\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If someone is unsure whether they performed a prayer, with \\\"doubt\\\" defined as a 50/50 split—not just any level of uncertainty—scholars have stated that the person is obligated to make up the prayer. This is because there is no doubt that the prayer was obligatory, and the default assumption regarding the performance of acts is non-existence. This differs from someone who is certain they performed a prayer but doubts whether all conditions were met. In such cases, the person does not need to repeat the prayer, as they have already performed it, and any doubt about the presence of an invalidator is not impactful because the default assumption is non-existence.\\n\\nTherefore, in the Shafi’i school, if someone doubts whether they performed a prayer, the stronger opinion is that they must make it up. If they doubt the performance of multiple prayers, they must make up the number of prayers they are uncertain about having performed. However, according to a weaker and more lenient opinion within the school, the person only needs to make up the prayers they are certain they did not perform and does not need to make up prayers they are doubtful about.\\n\\nImam Nawawi’s view on this matter is that if the person habitually performed their prayers consistently during the time in question and rarely missed a prayer, they are only required to make up the prayers they are certain they missed. Conversely, if the person was inconsistent in performing their prayers during that period, they must make up every prayer they are doubtful about having performed.\\n\\nYou may follow any of these three opinions that your heart feels at peace with.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c2328ed","tag":"Salah: Missed & Make-Up","count":92}],"createdOn":"2024-09-28T11:56:32.747Z"}