Calculating The Number Of Qadha Salaah
Question
In the past I happen to miss certain fardh salahs due to not being sure of whether or not my haidh was over. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the prospect of making it up so tended to delay making up the qadha salahs before the next hadhi began. Now I don’t have a proper record of how many such salahs I have missed and only have faint recollections of missing 2 days of salah for a particular period and 3 days for the one before and so on. I can’t remember the exact days or number of days. How can I make qadha, as in
How do I calculate the number of days missed?
Answer
You should sit down, reflect and try to remember exactly how many Salaah were missed. If you are unable to remember exactly then you should estimate to the best of your ability. If you are unable to estimate, then you will be required to continue performing Qadha Salaah until your heart feels content that you have performed all your missed Salaah.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
خاتمة من لا يدري كمية الفوائت يعمل بأكبر رأيه فإن لم يكن له رأي يقض حتى يتيقن أنه لم يبق عليه شيء
(حاشية الطحطاوي على المراقي الفلاح ٤٤٧)
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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