FAQ on Qadha (missed) Salah (Prayers) Qaza-e-Umri (11/11)
Question
I have missed a lot of prayers is there a quicker way to pray them?
There are some short cut methods on the Internet which suggest skipping Sunnah in prayers and thus shortening it but such a prayer would be devoid of blessings and lessen the reward.
As far as praying qadha umri salah, the Fuqahaa have mentioned an easy method to offer missed salahs. They explain that one should perform one qadha salah before or after every fardh salah. In this way, one can keep track of the amount of completed qadha prayers with ease, while this method will also ensure that too much time will not be taken in making up missed prayers.
I have missed my many (prayers) Namaz and now I want to read my all qaza Namaz (prayers). What advice and method you will give me to read my qaza Namaz (prayers)?
Answer
Make an estimate of how many months’ or years’ qaza are on your shoulders, then for every day you have to make qaza of 20 rakats – seventeen of farz and three of WITR WAJIB; there is no need for qaza of sunnats. Start by making an intention of the first salah you missed, e.g. first Fajr, first Zuhr, etc. When that is done the one after it will become the first, and so on. Whenever you have free time, make wudhu and keep doing your qaza – one friend of mine used to do 300 rakats a day until he completed his whole life’s qaza. May Allah make it easy for you and accept it from you.
Note: you can’t pray any namaz at three times – during sunrise, sunset and at zawaal. After Fajr and Asr nawafil are not allowed; qaza are permitted. However, pray them secretly, not in front of people’s eyes, because not praying salah is a sin and by doing qaza in front of people you bring that into the open, whereas you should never disclose your sins to people.
Salah Rakaat (To be made up) Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly 5 Years 10 Years
Faj’r 2 2 14 60 730 3650 7300
Dhohar 4 4 28 120 1460 7300 14600
Asar 4 4 28 120 1460 7300 14600
Maghrib 3 3 21 90 1095 5475 10950
Esha 4 4 28 120 1460 7300 14600
Wit’r 3 3 21 90 1095 5475 10950
Total 20 20 140 600 7300 36500 73000
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