Fatwa ID: 08270
Answered by Alima Aisha Qureshi
Question:
I have a lot of qada salah (years’ worth). I have been praying them and catching up. I set up a schedule that I would first make up all Fajr qada’s. 2 after each salah every day. Then when I’m done all fajr, I’ll 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. (I am uncertain what I’ll do during fajr times when I finish all the qada fajrs,). The schedule stays the same after my period.
However, I am unsure if my salah are valid as
1- my intention was always just “my most recent qada Fajr as two rakah fardh qada” as in the most recently missed in chronological order, for all salah, even if it was the second of that specific prayer time.
2- I don’t 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*
3- some may have been prayed in forbidden times, I am unsure
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
*I recently started doing qadas before asr because I read somewhere that that should be done instead.
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’a 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’ll 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’ll 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.
I also just recently read all of these should be done during fajr? I usually don’t have time at fajr, because of school or it’s a weekend I don’t have time/would like to sleep as I’m tired (I already tend to sleep in class and my teachers don’t 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.
(I am sorry if this didn’t make sense, I wrote this in a hurry.)
Also, while answering can, you please use smaller, more basic words/sentences? I always find that when I have a lot to read (or it is more complex and important) and it is a bit complicated, all of it becomes incomprehensible to me. Thank you.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Wa Alaikum Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,
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.
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.
if you have many qada prayers (more than 5), you can pray them in any order. There is no obligation to pray them in the exact order they were missed.
Qada prayers can be prayed at any times as the prohibited times are for nafl salah.
You mentioned praying qada prayer after the prayer of that time that is permissible.
Your schedule of doing qada after the regular prayers is acceptable and valid, and you don’t have to focus on doing them during Fajr time specifically.
It is not obligatory to spend all your time making up qada prayers. You should balance your life, including your family time, school, and personal well-being.
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.
And it is permissible to pray qada prayers in any order if you have many missed prayers.
Performing qada prayers after regular prayers is valid and allowed.
Qada prayers do not need to be done exclusively during Fajr time; you can do them whenever you have time.
Qada prayers can be performed during forbidden times, as they are an exception.
And it therefore better to balance your obligations, so you don’t overburden yourself with qada prayers and wear yourself out.
Only Allah knows best.
Written by (Alima Aisha Qureshi)
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ قَالَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حُجْرَتِي فَقَالَ ” أَلَمْ أُخْبَرْ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ ” . قَالَ بَلَى . قَالَ ” فَلاَ تَفْعَلَنَّ نَمْ وَقُمْ وَصُمْ وَأَفْطِرْ فَإِنَّ لِعَيْنِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِجَسَدِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِزَوْجَتِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِضَيْفِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّ لِصَدِيقِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا وَإِنَّهُ عَسَى أَنْ يَطُولَ بِكَ عُمُرٌ وَإِنَّهُ حَسْبُكَ أَنْ تَصُومَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاَثًا فَذَلِكَ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا ” . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً فَشَدَّدْتُ فَشُدِّدَ عَلَىَّ . قَالَ ” صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ” . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَشَدَّدْتُ فَشُدِّدَ عَلَىَّ . قَالَ ” صُمْ صَوْمَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ” . قُلْتُ وَمَا كَانَ صَوْمُ دَاوُدَ قَالَ ” نِصْفُ الدَّهْرِ ” .
Sunan an-Nasa’i 2391 sunnah.com
لَا یُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَعَلَیۡهَا مَا ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَاۤ إِن نَّسِینَاۤ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَیۡنَاۤ إِصۡرࣰا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَاۤۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَىٰنَا فنصرنا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ
Surah Baqarah verse 286
فيجوز تأخيره للسعي على العيال كما سيذكره المصنف
Radd al muhtar vol 2 pg 518 publisher Dar al kotob al -ilmiyah Beirut
الفوات القديمة وهي كثيرة فلم يجب الترتيب
Radd al muhtar vol 2 pg 527 publisher Dar al kotob al -ilmiyah Beirut
