Prayer TimesIt is essential to make up missed obligatory prayers (qada) at the first opportunity. However, according to the Hanafi school, it is permissible for those who have missed prayers to perform the regular sunnah prayers (rawatib) before and after the obligatory prayers, as well as other voluntary prayers such as tahajjud and duha.
In the Shafi'i school, it is not permissible for a person who owes missed prayers to perform voluntary (nafl) prayers before making up all of their missed obligatory prayers. Since a person with missed prayers is required to spend all their time—except for necessary activities such as sleep and providing for the household—making up those prayers, they cannot occupy themselves with voluntary prayers. (Dimyati, Hashiyah, 1/31-32)
Source: T.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Din İşleri Yüksek Kurulu
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