Shar‘i Guidance on Making Up the Twelve Mu’akkadah Sunnahs (Sunan al-Rawātib)✍ Answered by: Shaykh ʿAbdul Wakīl Nāṣir ḥafiẓahullāh
Question:
Is it permissible to make up (qaḍāʾ) the twelve Sunnah Mu’akkadah (emphasized Sunnahs) if they are missed?
Answer:
✔ Although the exact number of missed Sunnahs to be made up is not explicitly stated,
✔ It is permissible to offer qaḍāʾ (makeup) for the Sunnah Mu’akkadah based on general Shar‘i principles.
Shar‘i Basis:
The reasoning is simple:
➤ If it is allowed to make up fard (obligatory) prayers,
➤ Then making up Sunnah Mu’akkadah is also valid in principle.
Prophetic Practice as Evidence:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once missed the Sunnahs after Ẓuhr and subsequently performed them after ʿAṣr.
✔ This act indicates the validity of making up missed Sunnah Mu’akkadah, despite the usual discouragement of prayer after ʿAṣr.
Conclusion:
✔ Making up the twelve Sunnah Mu’akkadah — if missed due to forgetfulness, sleep, or a valid excuse — is permissible.
✔ It is not obligatory, but rewardable, and supported by the Prophetic precedent.
