FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1856: HUKUM QADA SOLAT YANG DITINGGALKAN SEBELUM BALIGH BAGI ORANG YANG MENJAGA SOLATNYA SEJAK KECIL
What is the ruling on making up prayers missed before puberty for someone who has kept up his prayers since childhood?
Short answer
Making up prayers missed before puberty is recommended if they were missed when the person was already mumayyiz, meaning able to tell good from bad.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Making up prayers missed before puberty is recommended if they were missed when the person was already mumayyiz, meaning able to tell good from bad. Prayers missed before the mumayyiz stage, such as in infancy and the period after it, are not recommended to be made up, and doing so is invalid and prohibited. Prayer is not obligatory on a child who has not reached puberty, so there is no obligatory make-up after puberty.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum mengqada solat yang ditinggalkan sebelum baligh adalah sunat jika solat ditinggalkan tersebut pada zaman seseorang itu sudah mumaiyiz (mampu untuk membezakan yang baik dan yang buruk).
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1856: HUKUM QADA SOLAT YANG DITINGGALKAN SEBELUM BALIGH BAGI ORANG YANG MENJAGA SOLATNYA SEJAK KECIL”, 11 February 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5120-al-kafi-1856-hukum-qada-solat-yang-ditinggalkan-sebelum-baligh-bagi-orang-yang-menjaga-solatnya-sejak-kecil. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-making-up-prayers-missed-before-puberty/