Qadaa (qaza) namaz

[Sunni ayotollah]

Is it permissible to do this

For the people who have many years of missed Salahs. There is a way to pray them quickly.

1) In Ruku and Sajdah instead of reciting "Subhaana Rabbiyal Azeem" and "Subhaana Rabbiyal A'la" three times, say it only once. But make sure do not leave Ruku poster untill the Meem (M) of Azeem has been said properly. Similarly do not leave the posture of Sajdah until Ala has been said completely. Just make sure to say these Tasbeehaat properly and do not rush.

2) In third and four Rakah of Fard Salah instead of reciting the whole Soorah Fatiha say, "Subhan Allah" three times and go to Ruku, . Make sure "Subhan Allah" has been recited three times properly, do not rush. This exeption is only for Fard. In third rakah of Witr it's a must to recite full Soorah Fatiha followed by at least three ayahs of Quran or a soorah (as we usually do in first and second rakah).

3) In last Qaidah (when we sit for Attahyyat) before Salam, after Attahyyat instead of full Durood and Dua just say, "Allah Humma Salle Ala Sayedena Mohammad Wa Aalihi", then finish the Salat with Salam. Dua is not a must here.

4) In Witr, instead of full Dua-e-Qunoot just say "Rabbigh Fir Lee" one or three times.

 

[Sunni ayotollah]

Qadaa

I haven’t prayed for about a year and a half is it permissible for me to not do current sunnah prayer just fard so I can catch up on my Qadaa prayer

 

[AabiruSabeel]

What you have quoted in first post is the minimum requirement for the prayer to be valid, as per Hanafi fiqh. You may do that if you want, but the better procedure (in my opinion) is to pray you qadha after each fardh on everyday for all 5 prayers + witr, for as many days as you need to complete the missed prayers.

So if you have 1.5 years of missed prayers, then for the next 1.5 years, pray your qadha prayers after each fardh. Each time make the intention to pray your first qadha (or the last qadha) as that will keep on changing as you keep completing them.

 

[Sunni ayotollah]

Yes I was going to originally do that but I already have to do Qadaa for zohr and sometimes asr as I can’t pray in school, so that will be much easier for me. Thanks for telling me it’s permissible.

 

[AabiruSabeel]

Re: Qadaa

I haven’t prayed for about a year and a half is it permissible for me to not do current sunnah prayer just fard so I can catch up on my Qadaa prayer

Sunnah prayers are of two types, Sunnah mu'akkadah (highly emphasized) and ghair mu'akkadah. The Sunnah mu'akkadah are as follows:

2 Rakat before Fajr
4 before Zuhr, 2 after zuhr
2 after Maghrib
2 after Isha

Leaving out Sunnah mu'akkadah prayers habitually without excuse is sinful. Some scholars say it is permissible to pray qadha first instead of these, but that is only if you are running short of time and you will not be able to pray qadha if you pray sunnah. Otherwise, it should not be missed.