مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٣٠٠ - LAPSED PRAYERS
lapsed, but does not know the order in which they have lapsed, it is
better that he should offer fivedays, daily prayers and if his six
prayers of six days have lapsed he should offer six days. daily prayers.
Thus for every lapsed prayers of an additional day he should offeran
additional days daily prayers, so that he may become sure that he has
offered the prayers in the same order in which they had lapsed. For
example, if he has not offeredseven prayers of seven days he should
perform lapsed prayers of seven days daily prayers.
١٣٩٢. If, for example, a few dawn prayers or a
few midday prayers of a person have lapsed and he does not know their
number or has forgotten it. for example if hedoes not know whether they
were three. four or five prayers, it is sufficient if he offers the
smaller number. However, it is better that he should offer so many
prayers thathe becomes sure that he has offered all of them. For
example. if he has forgotten as to how many dawn prayers of his have
lapsed and is certain that they were not more thanten, he should, as a
measure of precaution, offer ten dawn prayers.
١٣٩٣. If a person is required to offer only one
lapsed prayers of previous days. it is better that, if possible, he
should offer it first, and then start offeringprayers of that day.
Furthermore, if he has not to offer any lapsed prayers of previous days
but one or more prayers of that very day have lapsed it is better
that.if possible, he should offer lapsed prayers of that day before
offering the present obligatory prayers.
١٣٩٤. If while offering prayers a person
recollects that one or more prayers of his of that very day have lapsed,
or he has to offer only one lapsed prayers of the previous day and he
has sufficient time at his disposal, and it is possible for him to turn
his intention to lapsed prayers, it is better that he should make
intention of lapsed prayers. For example, if he recollects before the
bowing of the third unit of the midday prayers