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I remember missing witr prayer for about two weeks because I thought that they weren't wajib and you didn't have to do them, shall I make them up?
When I was in school , sadly I missed witr for 1 yr
how to offer it now ?
Question
Assalāmualaikum. What shall a person do if he missed Salātul Witr? If one prays Qiyāmul Layl every night and he usually prays Witr also in Qiyām but misses it one day what should he do? Is it necessary to do Qadhā of Witr if a person misses it?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The performance of Salāt al-Witr is Wājib (necessary). Hence it is necessary to do Qadhā of Salāt al-Witr.
If one is not confident that he/she will wake up in the latter part of the night to offer Salāt al-Witr, then it should be performed before sleeping. Since it is such an emphasized prayer, one should not risk its performance by sleeping before offering Salāt al-Witr if one is unsure or doubtful of waking up to perform Qiyām al-Layl. [1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mawlana Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
US
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
Assalāmu `alaikum Warahmatullāhi Wabrakatuh,
To perform five daily salah is fardh.
The obligation of performing salah is emphasized in Quran. In many places of the Quran Allah Ta’ala says “And establish Salah”. Establishing salah also means to perform salah on time. In another verse of the Quran Allah Ta’ala says :
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى
…Preserve Salah and (in particular) the middle Salah(Asr)… (Qur’ān 2:283)
Salāh is a mark of distinction between Iman and Kufr. The first thing a person will be questioned about on the day of Judgment will be about Salāh
One should ensure all his Salāh are on time. An adult muslim should never miss a single Salāh.
If for some reason a person missed Salāh he should repent sincerely and resort never to miss any Fardh Salāh in future. It is hoped that Allah Ta’āla will forgive one for making his Salāh Qadhā. Seeking forgiveness for a missed Salāh is not an alternative for the missed Salāh. One has to make Qadhā for a missed fardh and wājib Salāh
It also does not matter whether the missed Salāh were deliberate or unintentional.
Qadhā Salāh can be offered anytime of the day except in the following 3 times:
a.) Sunrise.
b.) Midday (when the Sun is directly over it's central meridian, approximately 10 minutes before the time of Dhuhr begins.)
c.) As the Sun is setting (with the exception of the 'Asr Salāh of that same day, which may be offered even as the Sun is about to set.)
2.) You should try your best to calculate the number of Salāh that have been missed.
If you are not sure how many Salāh were missed, then it is better to use precaution and estimate a higher number than your best estimate.
The procedure of offering many missed Salāh, where one is not aware how many Salāh he missed is to make the following intention: “I'm making up my 1st missed Salāh of Fajr.”
Every time one makes up a missed Fajr he will make the same intention “I'm making up my 1st missed Salāh of Fajr Salāh,” and likewise for all the other missed Salāh: “I'm making up my 1st missed Salāh of Dhuhr Salāh,” and so on. [ii] [iii]
This is because since the exact dates are not known, every time a Qadhā Salāh is made up the next missed Salāh moves into the 1st position hence the repetition of the intention always being for the “1st missed Salāh of....”
3.) Qadhā Salāh will only be offered for the Fardh and the Witr as indicated below: [iv]
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*If a person missed a Salāh while travelling then he will make up 2 rakāhs for the Salāh of Dhuhr, 'Asr and 'Ishā which he missed while traveling. The rakāhs of Fajr, Maghrib and Witr do not change.
There is no Qadhā for the Sunnah Salāh.
Example: A person missed the 4 Sunnah rakāhs prayed before the Dhuhr Salāh and prayed the Fardh first instead. He should still make up the Sunnah as long as the time of Dhuhr remains. After the time of that Dhuhr expires, there is no Qadhā for those Sunnah. [v]
Exception: The only exception to the rule is the Sunnah of the Fajr of the same day. If it is missed, you have from the time of Ishrāq (approximately 15 minutes after the Sunrise) to midday (approximately 10 minutes before the time of Dhuhr begins) to make up the Sunnah of the Fajr of the same day. After midday, there is no Qadhā of the Sunnah of the Fajr. [vi] [vii]
And Allāh knows best.
Ml. Sohail Bengali
Student, Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Muftī Ebrahim Desai
http://www.daruliftaa.net
http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19177
I remember missing witr prayer for about two weeks because I thought that they weren't wajib and you didn't have to do them, shall I make them up?
In short this will depend on which madhab you follow. How do you pray Witr?
I pray witr as 3 rakats. I don't follow any madhab, I know I should but I don't have much knowledge on it.
Okay in the hanafi madhab it says to make it up as 3 rakats.
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