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Can I perform Qadha Salah in place of Tahajjud Salah?

· 15 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1443 AH1 min readFatwa 47382English

Question

Salam,

I hope you are well Moulana. I started performing my qaza of the salah that I missed through-out my life. I wanted to know if I can perform my qadha salah in place of tahajjud salah. Would it count as Tahajjud, or should I pray nafl separately for tahajjud?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Brother in Islam,

We commend you for making an effort to perform Qadha of the Salah that you missed throughout your life. May Allah Ta’ala keep you steadfast and accept your Ibaadah. Ameen.

If you perform Qadha at the time of Tahajjaud Salah, you will receive the reward of performing Tahajjud Salah.[1]

We advise you to continue performing Qadha Salah of until all the Salah that you have missed are made up.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hasan Ahmed Razzak

Student – Darul Iftaa

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

(2021-04-30)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 24)

ظَاهِرُ مَا مَرَّ أَنَّ التَّهَجُّدَ لَا يَحْصُلُ إلَّا بِالتَّطَوُّعِ؛ فَلَوْ نَامَ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى فَوَائِتَ لَا يُسَمَّى تَهَجُّدًا وَتَرَدَّدَ فِيهِ بَعْضُ الشَّافِعِيَّةِ

قُلْت: وَالظَّاهِرُ أَنَّ تَقْيِيدَهُ بِالتَّطَوُّعِ بِنَاءً عَلَى الْغَالِبِ وَأَنَّهُ يَحْصُلُ بِأَيِّ صَلَاةٍ كَانَتْ لِقَوْلِهِ فِي الْحَدِيثِ الْمَارِّ «وَمَا كَانَ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ فَهُوَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ»

فتاوی حقانیۃ ج-3 ص-260
اگر کوئی نیند سے اٹھ کر فوت شدہ نماز کی قضاء کرے تو بعض فقہاء کے نزدیک یہ بھی تہجد میں سے شمار ہوتی ہے،

فتاوی دار العلوم زکریا ج-2 ص-494
تہجد کے وقت قضاء عمری پڑھنے سے نماز تہجد کا ثواب مل جائیگا

Answered by
Hasan Ahmed Razzak
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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