مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٣٠١ - LAPSED PRAYERS
that his dawn prayers has lapsed and if the time for midday prayers is
not short, he should turn his intention to the dawn players and complete
it with two units, and then offer midday prayers. However, if the time
is short or if he cannot turn his intention to lapsed prayers for
example, if he recollects in the bowing of the third unit of the midday
prayers that he has not offered the dawn prayers, and if he turns his
intention to dawn prayers on bowing, which is a rukn (basic element)
will increase, he should not turn his intention to the lapsed dawn
prayers.
١٣٩٥. If a person is required to offer some
lapsed prayers of previous days, and one or more prayers of that very
day have also lapsed, and if he does not have timeto offer lapsed
prayers of all of them, or does not wish to offer lapsed prayers of all
of them on that day. it is recommended that he should offer the lapsed
prayers of thatday before offering of (the same days) prayers and it is
better that after offering previous lapsed prayers, he should offer once
again the lapsed prayers. the lapsedprayers which has been offered by
him before offering the ada prayers of that day.
١٣٩٦. So long as a person is alive no other
person can offer prayers on his behalf, even though he himself may be
unable to offer them.
١٣٩٧. Lapsed prayers can be offered in
congregation whether the prayers of the Imam be ada or lapsed. And it is
not necessary that both of them should offer thesame prayers - for
example. there is no harm if a person offers lapsed dawn prayers with
the midday prayers or afternoon prayers of the Imam.
١٣٩٨. It is recommended that a discerning child
i.e. a child who on distinguish between good and bad, should he
habituated to offer prayers and to perform otheracts of worship. Rather.
it is recommended that he should also be persuaded to offer lapsed
prayers.