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Question

1. What are the rules regarding performing Qaza Salaah ?
- Which parts of the day can one perform them ?
- Could nafl and sunnat prayers be replaced with Qaza ones , eg. to make an intention saying " I am performing four rakaats qaza of Zohar " and not read the four sunnat, but only the qaza
- The method of going about estimating the amount of Qaza, would it be ok for me to count from the day I became Baaligh, even though I did perform salaah in this time but not all.



Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

1. A person can perform Qadha Salah at any part of the day except for the three Makrūh (disliked) times of Salah, namely sunrise, Zawāl (when the sun is at its zenith) and sunset. One should perform their Sunnah Salahs with the intention of Sunnah and not substitute it with the intention of Qadha. However, the same will not apply for Nafl Salahs, one should utilize times of Nafl to perform the Qadha Salahs, it is hoped that a person will still receive the reward of the Nafl despite the fact that he / she utilizes the times for Qadha Salah. (Fatāwā Mahmūdiyah, v. 7 pg. 385, Furqaniyah)



وفي الحجة الاشتغال بالفوائت أولى وأهم من النوافل إلا السنن المعروفة وصلاة الضحى وصلاة التسبيح والصلوات التي رويت في الأخبار فيها سور معدودة وأذكار معهودة فتلك بنية النفل وغيرها بنية القضاء ، كذا في المضمرات (الفتاوى الهندية و حاشية الطحطاوي على مرارقي الفلاح ص 447 العلمية )

You should make an earnest effort to estimate the amount of Salahs to make up. To do this, you can commence calculating from the time you became Baligh; however, you should also estimate how many Salahs you might have performed already in order to subtract that number from the total number of Salahs since the age of your Bulūgh. You should stop performing the Qadha Salahs when you are relatively certain that you have completed them all.

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And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah