Namaz is the duty of every Muslim. This is the backbone of Islam. Fivefold prayer strengthens the faith; thanks to her, a person feels a connection with the Almighty. The Qur'an requires Muslims to strictly perform namaz, because this is the key to the door to paradise. He cleanses the prayer of sins and gives him a sense of limitless happiness. The modern world dictates its own rules, and not always a believer manages to read all five prayers in a day. How to make up for a missed prayer and is it necessary to do it?
What is namaz?
These are prayers that every Muslim must read five times a day. Namaz must be performed in the morning, noon, afternoon, evening and night. The regularity of its fulfillment is the main requirement of Islam. Believers should remember the 5 time periods set for prayer.
Regular reading of the obligatory five-fold prayer per day is the main sign of a person’s faith in Allah. The Prophet Muhammad recalls this, and his words are enshrined in the Holy Quran. In the hadith of the Messenger of the Most High it is said that the religion of the one who left the prayer or forgot about it will collapse. Muslims try to observe the regularity of prayers prescribed by the Qur'an. Imams (Islamic clerics) teach people how to make up for a missed prayer if it was not performed for valid and disrespectful reasons.
The importance of prayer
All the canons of Shariah were heard by Allah to people through the Prophet Muhammad. He received all the information from the archangel Jabrail. The angel was a mediator between the Almighty and the Prophet. But once on the night of the Ascension, Allah called Muhammad to himself and gave him a valuable gift - namaz. This happened without the participation of an intermediary - the archangel Jabrail. That is why prayer began to be of particular value to the Prophet and people from his community. This prayer was a special dialogue of man with the Creator.
It is impossible to neglect namaz. On Judgment Day, Allah will ask people for the regularity of prayer rituals on earth. Therefore, every Muslim must remember the fivefold prayer and know whether it is possible to make up for the missed prayer and how to do it.
In the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad it is said that a person who performs five times a day prayer is similar to one who bathed in the river 5 times. As water cleanses the human body from dirt, so prayer rid the soul of sins. Prayers restrain a person from obscene and forbidden acts and give him spiritual energy. Namaz is recommended to be performed during anxieties, worries, failures. Regular prayer rituals help maintain peace of mind, give a person inner strength with which he can overcome all obstacles. If a Muslim for some reason missed the obligatory prayer, it is better to turn to the imam for advice on how to make up for the missed prayer.
Rules for
Religion Islam is built on five pillars.
- The belief that there is no God but Allah and His messenger - the Prophet Muhammad.
- Mandatory prayer.
- Providing zakat.
- Fasting in the month of Ramadan.
- Hajj - making a pilgrimage trip to Mecca (for those who have the opportunity).
Namaz is one of the main deeds for which each person will be accountable on Judgment Day. It is very important not just to read prayers regularly, but to do it sincerely and with all my heart.
Before embarking on a prayer ritual, every Muslim performs a bath. Namaz needs to be performed in clean clothes, which covers almost the entire body: in women, only the hands and face remain open, and in men, part of the body from the navel to the knees should be covered. Prayer is read at the appointed time. The person praying should be turned towards the Kaaba (Mecca).
The morning prayer is recited before dawn and consists of two rak'ahs. Namaz, performed at noon, includes four rak'ahs day and night, and evening prayer consists of three. Muslims must observe the fivefold regularity of prayers. In some cases, a missed prayer is not considered a sin. You need to know situations when an unread prayer is forgiven, and when not. Every Muslim should understand how to make up for a missed prayer.
How to make up the obligatory daily prayers?
Namaz, which is performed at the appointed time, is called “eda”. An untimely prayer is a kada. Also in Islam there is such a thing as “fayd” - non-refundable prayer. Missing obligatory prayer is considered a sin. To remove it, you need to conduct an imperfect prayer ritual. How and when can I fill in a missed prayer? The Prophet Muhammad answered this question in this way: if one of the people forgot to perform the prayer, he should do it as soon as he remembers. If a person falls asleep and does not read the obligatory prayer, he is obliged to do this as soon as he wakes up. When a Muslim skips prayer for no reason, he must not only make up for it, but also make repentance (tauba).
Refund Policy
For Muslims, the execution of an action is untimely called "kaza". This concept is used in the religious sphere. How to make up for missed prayers?
Not read obligatory prayers can be read in any order. But for this it is necessary to observe a certain condition - the presence of intention (niyya). Namaz can be replenished during collective prayers with other Muslims.
Obligatory prayer rituals cannot be performed within 50 minutes after sunrise, as well as before the setting of the daylight (at this time it is not hard to look at it). It is forbidden to perform namaz at noon when the sun is "above the head."
If the missed prayers do not exceed six, then they should be read in the order in which they usually stand one after another. If the number of missed prayers is more than 6, then this sequence may not be observed.
Night prayer is also to be performed. The morning prayer is replenished with a fard in a period of time starting after sunrise and ending in the afternoon.
A respectful reason
Is it necessary to make up for missed prayers, if a person missed them for good reasons? The Prophet Muhammad said that all missed prayers are subject to compensation, regardless of the reason. It is only necessary to comply with the conditions for their implementation and testing. If a person has refunded prayers in the wrong order due to ignorance, then you can leave everything as it is. For whatever good reason the Muslim does not have, he must read the missed prayer when he has the opportunity. Namaz, which are omitted intentionally, are not subject to compensation. But instead, man should repent before the Almighty. If the prayer was not performed due to the fact that the Muslim was on the road, then it should be carried out as soon as he is at home. Prayer can be read in abbreviated form.
Domestic troubles, laziness, bad mood are not considered good reasons for not performing the obligatory prayer.
If you overslept or forgot about prayer
The Prophet Muhammad said that if a person fell asleep and did not perform the prayer, then he should carry it out as soon as he wakes up (Muslim 1/477). If the Muslim knew that the time of morning prayer falls at 06:00, but at the same time set the alarm at 08:00, then he is considered to have deliberately missed the obligatory prayer. Such a person can very easily fall into disbelief.
What to do if you missed the morning prayer? When to replenish it? As a rule, the sunnah of the morning prayer is replenished after sunrise until noon.
The opinion of the Hanafi madhhab
It must be taken into account in order to know exactly in what order to refund missed prayers. Umar Nasuhi Bilmen wrote how to make up for missed prayers in the Hanafi madhhab. He claims that it is preferable to perform missed prayers before reciting additional prayers. However, it is impossible to leave the Sunnat Namaz for the sake of making up for unread prayers. The Muslim must first perform the obligatory prayer, and after that he can set aside time to read the missed prayer.
Women's Compensation
Every Muslim is obliged to read a missed prayer, even if he had good reasons for it. When can prayers be filled for women who missed them because of their menstruation? In the hadiths transmitted by l-Bukhari, Muslim, it is said that a woman does not need to compensate for prayers missed during the monthly menstrual cycles. This opinion is shared by most of the associates and followers of the Prophet Muhammad. But fasting, not observed by a woman for the same reason, is refundable.