Can the sunnah prayers that are abandoned due to some obligations be performed as qada (missed) prayers afterwards?
Dear Brother / Sister,
It is fard to perform a fard prayer that is abandoned as a missed (qada) prayer; it is wajib to perform a wajib prayer that is abandoned as a missed (qada) prayer and it is sunnah to perform a sunnah prayer that is abandoned as a missed (qada) prayer. The only sunnah prayer that is sunnah to perform as qada is the sunnah of the morning (fajr) prayer. If the morning prayer of the day is missed, its sunnah is performed as a qada (missed) prayer up to the noon of the same day together with its fard. If the morning prayer is delayed to some time after the noon, only the fard of it is performed as a qada prayer.
Some sunnah prayers that cannot be performed in time can be performed after the fard prayer in its own time. For instance, if a person does not perform the first sunnah of the noon prayer in order to perform the fard prayer in congregation, he performs the first sunnah of four rak'ahs after the fard prayer first and the last sunnah of two rak'ahs after it. It is also appropriate to perform the last sunnah after the fard and first sunnah after it.
If the first sunnah of the Friday prayer cannot be performed before the sermon (khutbah), it is performed as qada after the fard of the Friday prayer. The sunnah prayers of the noon and Friday prayers that are performed as two rak'ahs and left in the middle are performed as four rak'ahs as qada after the fard prayer like that.
The sunnah prayers of the other daily prayers except these sunnahs are not performed as qada (missed) prayers when they are not performed in time. For instance, the sunnah prayers of the afternoon (asr) and night (isha) prayers are not performed if they are not performed before the fard prayers. However, some resources state that a person who cannot perform the four-rak'ah of the sunnah of the night prayer can perform it after the last sunnah if he wishes.
Questions on Islam
- Can the sunnah of the morning prayer be performed after the fard of the morning prayer?
- If a person cannot perform the first sunnah of the noon prayer before the fard prayer, which one should he perform after the fard first; the first sunnah or the last sunnah? What should be the order like?
- Is it necessary to perform the first sunnah of the Friday prayer as qada after the sermon and fard of the Friday prayer when we miss it?
- When and how are the missed (qada) prayers performed? Are the sunnah prayers performed as well?
- What is the decree on not being able to perform the first sunnah prayers of the afternoon (asr) and night (isha) prayers? Are the sunnahs of these prayers performed after the fard is performed in congregation?
- Can the places of the fard and sunnah prayers be changed? Is it permissible to perform the sunnah first and fard after that?
- What is the decree about missed (qada) prayers? When and how are they performed? How should one say niyyah (intention) for them?
- How many rak’ahs does Friday prayer consist of? Is it necessary to perform the Prayer of Zuhr al-Akhir after the last Sunnah of the Friday prayer?
- Is a missed (qada) prayer performed before the fard prayer of the time and is it performed in order?
- Are Sunnah prayers and witr prayers that are missed performed later as qada? How should one make niyyah if he performs the morning prayer after the sunrise and before noon?
