The obligation of salah Praying at the specified time is obligatory for all sane Muslims over the age of puberty. Verily, As Salaah (the prayer) is enjoined on the believers at fixed hours. (Surah Nisa’ 4:103) Allah allocated specific times for acts of worship for reasons that are known to Him. We know some of them, but some of them are hidden from us. Salah is the first matter that a person will be asked about on the Day of Judgement. Therefore it is necessary to prioritise in one’s day and in one’s life. As the second pillar of Islam, mentioned repeatedly in the Quran, it is imperative for our dunya and akhirah that we ensure that we are not remiss in this worship in any way. It is not a commanded because Allah needs it from us, but commanded for our benefit and its benefits are manifold in dunya and akhirah. Ultimately, we do not want to be standing in front of Allah on the Day of Judgement with years of missed prayers that have not been made up. Deliberately missing a salah is a sin. To miss the prayer with no excuse, but neglecting it out of laziness and carelessness is a major sin according to the consensus of scholars. What should you do if you miss your salah? Prayers that you missed because of oversleeping, according to the consensus of the scholars, should be made up. There are two opinions on whether you can make up for missed salah (qadha salah). The Hanafi, Shafi’ and Maliki opinion is that you should make up your missed salah. The Hanbali position is that you cannot make it up and should repent. According to the majority opinion, it is better to repay a missed fard salah than pray nawafil. You … Continue reading Do you have to make up missed salah (qada salah)?