Is My Salah Valid if I Missed an Obligatory Part Out of Ignorance?
Question
Assalamu alaikum.I did not perform an obligatory part of salah out of ignorance. I have been performing my prayers like this for a long time. Is my salah valid? I asked three sheikhs, they said that if I did not perform an obligatory part of salah out of ignorance, my prayer is valid.
Islamic Ruling & Answer
Walekumussalam,
The principle of Salah is that if any obligatory part (pillar) of the prayer is missed, the prayer is not validโwhether it was missed intentionally, by forgetfulness, or out of ignorance. Therefore, such a prayer is not considered fulfilled and it becomes necessary to make it up (qada).
This is mentioned in reliable books of Islamic jurisprudence such as Al-Hidayah, Bada'i al-Sana'i, and Radd al-Mukhtar, where it is stated that leaving a pillar invalidates the prayer.
Therefore, if someone missed an obligatory pillar of the prayer even out of ignorance, the prayer will not be valid and it is necessary to perform its qada.
Answered by
Mufti Tosif Qasmi
July 01, 2026
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