Would like to know about kazaa namaz
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burhan,
assalam-o-alaikum,
would like to know about kazaa namaz..when allah says you have to offer your prayer even if you are on death bed with your actions..then what is kazaa namaz..during periods women dont offer prayers and after the periods they are not told to read their all prayers then what is the logic of kazaa namaz..if we leave our namaz just for the sake that we are sitting in a gathering.then can we justify our leaving of namaz by offering kazaa namaz..i would really appreciate if you clear my doubt..iin my view there is no namaz as kazaa namaz.please guide me in the light of hadith..may god bestow his blessings on you..you are doing an excellent work.
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Answer:
What is qada prayers
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verse 103:
Indeed the Salaat is a prescribed duty that
should be performed by the believers at (their) appointed times.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah
verses 45-46:
45 Nay seek (Allah's) help with patient perseverance and ‘salaah’: it
is indeed hard except to those who bring a lowly spirit.
46 Who bear in mind the certainty that they are to meet their Lord and
that they are to return to Him.
The Prophet (saws) said, "The head of
the matter is Islam, its pillar is the prayer, and the top of its hump is Jihad
in the Way of Allah."
Jabir reports that the Prophet (saws) said,
"Between a person and disbelief is discarding prayer."
Related by Ahmad, Muslim, Abu Dawud,
at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.
Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas reported that
the Prophet (saws) one day mentioned the prayer and said, "Whoever guards
and observes his prayer, they (his prayers) will be a light and a proof and a
savior for him on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever does not guard and obvserve
them, they will not be a light or a proof or a savior for him. On the Day of
Resurrection, he will be with Qarun, Fir'aun, Haman and Ubayy ibn Khalf."
Related by Ahmad, at-Tabarani and Ibn Hibban.
A man came to the Prophet (saws) and said “ O
Prophet of Allah (saws), what is the
act or deed most loved by Allah?”
The Prophet (saws) replied: “To pray ones prayers on time.”
The man asked further: “What (deed or act most loved by Allah) next?”
The Prophet (saws) replied: “Obedience to ones parents.”
The man asked further: “What (deed or act most loved by Allah)
next?”
The Prophet (saws) replied: “Jihaad in the
Way of Allah.”
Related by Bukhari.
Intentionally missing an obligatory prayer at its
appointed time is not even given as an option in the deen of Islam! If one accidentally or unintentionally misses
one’s prayer through sleep or forgetfulness, one should pray it as soon as one
wakes up or remembers it.
One should strive as hard as one can to make intention to
offer one’s obligatory prayers on their appointed times, and if Allah forbid,
one misses a prayer, then the absolute least one can do is expiate and atone
for that lapse by praying it ‘qada’ in the sincere fear and hope that the Lord
Most High will accept it.
Whoever sleeps through or has forgotten to
pray a certain prayer should pray it when he wakes up or remembers the prayer. Abu Qatadah related that sleeping through the
prayer time was mentioned to the Prophet (saws) and he said, "There is no
negligence in sleep, but negligence occurs while one is awake. If one of you
forgets a prayer, or sleeps through its time, then he should pray it when he
remembers it."
Related by an-Nasa'i and at-Tirmidhi.
Anas related that the Prophet (saws) said,
"Whoever forgets a prayer should pray it when he remembers it, and
there is no expiation for it save that."
Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Your Question: if we
leave our namaz just for the sake that we are sitting in a gathering.then can
we justify our leaving of namaz by offering kazaa namaz..
The offering of the five obligatory prayers at its
appointed times is such a duty unto the Lord Creator that a believer is not
permitted to miss them even in a life and death situation like war, or severe
illness, etc.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah
verse 238:
238 Guard strictly your prayers, especially
the middle (Asr) prayer and stand before Allah in a devout (frame of mind).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 107 Surah
Al-Maun verses 4-5:
4 So woe to the worshippers
5 Who are neglectful of their prayers
To intentionally miss an obligatory prayer or delay it
beyond its appointed time would indeed constitute severe negligence and a grave
sin in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.
Your Question: in my
view there is no namaz as kazaa namaz
If one had sincere intention to offer his prayer on time,
but was overcome by sleep, or for any reason one completely forgot about the
prayer and realized it only after the appointed prayer-time had elapsed….for
such situations there is allowance in Shariah that the person offer his/her
missed prayer immediately when they remember it…and there is no expiation save
that!
Anas related that the Prophet (saws) said,
"Whoever forgets a prayer should pray it when he remembers it, and
there is no expiation for it save that."
Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
But to intentionally miss one’s prayer or delay it beyond
its appointed time without just cause would indeed be severe negligence, and a
grave sin in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan