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Answered by Alimah Aisha Qureshi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I have a lot of qada salah (years\u2019 worth). I have been praying them and catching up. I set up a schedule that I would first make up all Fajr qada\u2019s. 2 after each salah every day. Then when I\u2019m done all fajr, I\u2019ll do 4 a day (1 qada dhuhr after dhuhr, like so after asr and maghrib, one after Isha), and add more if I feel like I can do so. then do the same for witr as I did for fajr. This has been really sustainable for me so far; I have made up a lot. I can easily do this with no stress at all. \u00a0(I am uncertain what I\u2019ll do during fajr times when I finish all the qada fajrs,). The schedule stays the same after my period.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, I am unsure if my salah are valid as<\/span><\/p>\n

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1- my intention was always just \u201cmy most recent qada Fajr as two rakah fardh qada\u201d as in the most recently missed in chronological order, for all salah, even if it was the second of that specific prayer time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2- I don\u2019t do them in order (fajr, dhuhr, asr etc), since I heard that if you have more than 5 qadas you do whatever order you want*<\/span><\/p>\n

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3- some may have been prayed in forbidden times, I am unsure<\/span><\/p>\n

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4 – specific times when I would have a day worth of qadas or two from the current\/previous day, I would just do the following: current salah, qada from earlier, then 2 qada fajr as normal. is this valid in light of #2<\/span><\/p>\n

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*I recently started doing qadas before asr because I read somewhere that that should be done instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And also, I have heard that its obligatory to send all free time making up qadas, however doing so would burn me out and strain relationships with my family (I tend to take a longer time to pray), I make du\u2019a for guidance, I feel that I am already fulfilling this obligation by taking time after each salah to do so. Someone times during waswasa\/OCD flare ups it hyper focuses on this thing and I keep stressing and doubting the im not fulfilling the obligation, I need to spend all of my time doing so no matter what, I repeat and remind (maybe like 80 times an hour) myself its obligatory because im so scared I\u2019ll deny the fardh, even though I would never do so. This stresses me out and I try to ignore it but once again I get scared for reasons above and that If I do spend all my time I\u2019ll be disobeying Allah SWT as I was guided that I was already doing this. I still stick the schedule above regardless of these waswasa because it feels easy and right and indulging in waswasa is haram.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I also just recently read all of these should be done during fajr? I usually don\u2019t have time at fajr, because of school or it\u2019s a weekend I don\u2019t have time\/would like to sleep as I\u2019m tired (I already tend to sleep in class and my teachers don\u2019t like it) and\/or I have family over. doing a lot all at once would make me upset as i do burn out and get tired very easily.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I can see that you are working hard to make up for your missed prayers and that you’re doing your best to follow your schedule without causing yourself too much stress. May Allah reward you for your efforts and make things easy for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prayers that we have missed we must do qada for them and intention is important when we are doing qada as to which salah exactly we are praying if it is fajr of so and so day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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if you have many\u00a0qada\u00a0prayers (more than 5), you can pray them\u00a0in any order. There is no obligation to pray them in the exact order they were missed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Qada prayers can be prayed at any times as the prohibited times are for nafl salah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You mentioned praying qada prayer after the prayer of that time that is permissible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your schedule of doing\u00a0qada\u00a0after the regular prayers is acceptable and valid, and you don\u2019t have to focus on doing them during\u00a0Fajr time\u00a0specifically.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is\u00a0not obligatory\u00a0to spend all your time making up\u00a0qada prayers. You should balance your life, including your family time, school, and personal well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As your body has a right over you and your family has a right over you, Allah swt does not burden a soul more than it can bear, and Allah likes things which are done in moderation and consistently as you might burn yourself out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And it is permissible to pray qada prayers\u00a0in any order if you have many missed prayers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Performing qada prayers\u00a0after regular prayers is valid and allowed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Qada prayers do not need to be done exclusively during Fajr time; you can do them whenever you have time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Qada prayers\u00a0can be performed\u00a0during forbidden times, as they are an exception.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And it therefore better to\u00a0balance your obligations, so you don\u2019t overburden yourself with\u00a0qada prayers\u00a0and wear yourself out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Alimah Aisha Qureshi<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sunan an-Nasa’i 2391 sunnah.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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Radd al muhtar vol 2 pg 518 publisher Dar al kotob al -ilmiyah Beirut<\/span><\/p>\n

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Radd al Muhtar vol 2 pg 527 publisher Dar al kotob al -ilmiyah Beirut<\/span><\/p>\n

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