pardoning of missed salat

[Fayyaz Ashrafi]

Assalam O Alaykum Imam Sahib

I hope this reaches you in the best of health Insha allah

firstly please forgive me as you have already answered the question but, i was just after a more definite suggestion or answer if you may

newcomer posted the following and you replied accordingly, jazakhallah

It has been written in the book Anis-al-Arwah by Hazrat Khwaja Garib-E-Nawaz that he was told by his spiritual mentor Hazrat Khwaja Usman Harooni that if a person has 17 years of Kaza namaz to pray then he will be pardoned if he follows instructions stated below,

The Hadith was narrated by Hazrat Ali who was told by our Noble Master Sallalahu-Alaihi-Wasallam
On a Monday night if a person prays 50 rakat namaz comprising of 2 rakats each in which he/she
prays surah Al-Fateha (Alhamdu-lillahi-rabbil-alameen) followed by Surah Ikhlas (Kul-Huwalla-Hu) in every rakat. Follwed by the recitation of 100 durood sharif after the 50 rakats he/she will be pardoned for 17 years of kaza salat.

unfortunately i have a number of years to make up....i have recently started fulfilling my obligatory prayers and inshallah hope that i never stop doing so.

what would you suggest would be the best way to make up the missed salat of previous years, would you suggest making each namaz up with the corresponding namaz on the current day i.e. read maghrib qaza instead of maghrib nafal today ....or would you say it would be ok to pray the 50 rakat namaaz as narrated above....understanding obviously with no intention to not continue with obligatory in the future and instead thinking we could go by the above narration again

I hope my question has made sense

Jazakhallah

[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu



All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam



Jazak'allah for your question. Your first suggestion which is to recite the qadha salah of Maghrib, with Maghrib, instead of the nafils is more precise to what I mean. This could similarly be done for Zuhar, Asr, Isha, and Fajr, remembering not to read in the makruh times.


The hadith that had been mentioned, should have appeared in the books of hadith, or other books should have quoted it's authenticity. Since it is the first time I have heard of the hadith, and because it is in contravention to an action which is obligatory, and must be performed, there is in fact no way out of the sin for missing salah, or praying qadha salah, as these must be performed.


There are other methods of performing them, like praying five salahs eveyday after Isha', or one with or before every salah, however whichever method you do choose, there is no way out for it, unless it is performed.


May Allah the Almighty give us all the tawfiq to keep up our five times salah every day, and to make up our missed salah, if there is any.



Wallahu Alamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi