برسوں کی قضا نمازیں کیسے ادا کریں
If you want to make up years of missed prayers, you are not alone, and it is far more achievable than the number suggests. Many Muslims return to salah in their twenties or thirties with a decade of prayers behind them. Here is a clear, step-by-step way to pay that debt back.
Yes, according to all four Sunni schools of law. A fard prayer missed without an excuse stays owed, alongside sincere repentance. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever forgets a prayer, let him pray it when he remembers it" (Sunan an-Nasa'i 613). Scholars reasoned that if a forgotten prayer must be made up, a deliberately missed one must be all the more.
The five daily obligatory (fard) prayers. In the Hanafi school, witr is also made up. Voluntary (sunnah and nafl) prayers are not.
Count the years from when you reached puberty (or age 15 at the latest) until you began praying regularly, then estimate what share you missed. The free qaza calculator does this for you.
| Years missed | Fard prayers owed | With witr (Hanafi) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,825 | 2,190 |
| 5 | 9,125 | 10,950 |
| 10 | 18,250 | 21,900 |
When unsure, round up: it is safer to pray a few extra than to leave some unpaid.
You don't need dates. Intend "the first Dhuhr that I owe" (or "the last"), and the same for each prayer. Each one you pray moves the "first" forward.
A missed prayer is prayed exactly like the original: Fajr 2 rakats, Dhuhr 4, Asr 4, Maghrib 3, Isha 4, Witr 3. See the rakat chart and how to pray step by step.
Any time except the three forbidden times: sunrise, zawal (solar noon) and sunset (Sahih Muslim 1929). Hanafis may pray missed fard prayers after Fajr and Asr. Check today's sunrise and zawal times for your city.
| Extra per day | 1 year of qaza done in | 10 years done in |
|---|---|---|
| 1 of each prayer | 12 months | 10 years |
| 2 of each prayer | 6 months | 5 years |
| 3 of each prayer | 4 months | 3 years 4 months |
The habit that works best: after each daily prayer, pray one missed prayer of the same name. It adds only a few minutes per prayer.
Without a count you lose motivation and lose track. The free Yaad-e-Namaz tracker counts every missed prayer you complete, and with WhatsApp reminders you can just reply "2 qaza parh li".
Keep the emphasised sunnahs (such as the two before Fajr). Many scholars advise using time you would spend on extra voluntary prayers for your missed prayers instead.
Allah sees your effort and sincerity. In the Hanafi school, a person who still owes prayers should leave a will for fidya to be paid from their estate. Keep going and keep a record.
No. Prayers missed during menstruation or post-natal bleeding are excused and are not made up (unlike missed fasts).
Some Hanafi scholars permit lighter recitation for people with a very large qaza (for example "Subhan Allah" three times instead of Fatiha in the last two rakats of four-rakat prayers). The number of rakats stays the same. Ask a scholar you trust.
Years of missed prayers are paid back one prayer at a time. Get your number from the calculator, choose your daily pace, and start with the very next salah.
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