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When to Make Up Fajr Prayer? Here's the Time, Intention, and Procedure

The five daily prayers are an obligation for Muslims, including Fajr, which has a short time frame. If missed, whether due to sleeping in or forgetting, the prayer must be made up. Prophet Muhammad SAW said, 'Whoever oversleeps and misses a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it.' (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim). There’s no specific time for making up Fajr; it’s obligatory to do it right after waking up or remembering, even if the sun has already risen. It’s better before Dhuhr, but you can make it up anytime. This practice follows the companions who made up their prayers in order after being held up during the Battle of the Trench. The procedure for making it up is the same as the regular Fajr prayer: two rak'ahs with the same movements. The intention is: "Usholli fardhos subhi rok'ataini mustaqbilal qiblati qodho'an lillahi ta'ala" (I intend to pray the obligatory Fajr prayer two rak'ahs facing the qibla as a make-up for Allah Almighty). https://mozaik.inilah.com/ibadah/kapan-mengqada-salat-subuh-ini-waktu-niat-dan-tata-caranya

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Alhamdulillah, I've been missing Fajr too often lately. Now I get that I gotta make up those prayers quickly. Barakallah.

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MashaAllah, this article is such a perfectly timed reminder. Sometimes I forget because of staying up late. Thanks for explaining about the intention too.

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Perfect timing, I overslept this morning. Went straight to make up the prayer before zuhur so I wouldn't forget again.

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Ever heard that you can't do qada for Subuh right when the sun’s directly overhead? But over here they say anytime is fine. So which one’s actually correct?

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