Fatwa 21

Subject:
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:04:39 + 0400
From: Saeed
To: ummqura@brain.net.pk

Assalaam-o-Alaikum
First of all I thank you for responding to my question soon. God bless you people. You are doing a noble cause and God will reward you. My question is if a person has missed some salah in his life, how can he fill the gap for that Salah? Also please tell that how many Raka'ats for all 5 times of prayer should he pray or only the Farz and not Sunnah should be prayed. Also please tell me about the time when these prayers should be performed?
Thanking you.

Saeed

Subject: Reply of Your Query dated 12-12-2001
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 09:40:45 + 0500
From: ummqura@brain.net.pk
To: Saeed

Mr. Saeed

Assalaam-o-Alaikum
(1) Reference your query of 12th Dec. 2001; if somebody missed some Salah in life, he should offer QAZA for the same. (Fatawa Hindi vol – Page 121.)(2) The way to offer QAZA is that first you try to count that from the acquisition of the age of maturity (SINN-E-BALOOGHAT), how many SALAH have been missed and the same number should be made good. Only FARD & WAJIB are to be offered as QAZA. (AL-DARRUL-MUKHATAR Vol. 1 page 537)(3) There is no fix time to offer QAZA SALAH. It can be offered at any convenient or vacant time.The following times should however be avoided:-(a) At the time of rising sun(b) Duration the period of sunset(c) At the time of Noon (NISF-UN-NAHAAR).(AL-DARRUL-MUKHTAR marginal page 537 Vol. 1)
With best regards

Darul-Iftah
Jamia Ashrafia, Lahore.