Estimating the amount of qadhaa salaahs

Q: I have many qadhaas over the past 3 or 4 years. I've tried guessing but I have absolutely no idea, records, nothing. I usually pray all 5 prayers on time now, so would it be okay for me to start praying my qadhaas without making an estimate?

As I've mentioned, I don't have the slightest clue with which to make an educated guess. The longer I keep trying to estimate, the longer it gets put off. It's been two years already.

A: If you know that you had missed your salaah for about three to four years, then to be safe, take the higher number (four years) and commence making up for your missed salaah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)