308. What To Do If We Miss Prayers

By Asma Bint Shameem

First of all, there should be no reason to miss Fajr or ANY of the prayers unless we *genuinely* forgot or overslept etc. 

Allaah says:

“Verily, As‑Salaah is enjoined on the believers at *fixed hours*” 

(Surah al-Nisaa :103)

2. If you missed Fajr you should pray it as soon as you remember or wake up. 

Then it would wouldn’t count as you missed it, IF you *genuinely* forgot or overslept.

The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:

“Whoever forgets a prayer, or sleeps and misses it, let him offer it as soon as he remembers, for there is no expiation for it other than that. (Muslim)

But if you didn’t pray it as soon as you wake up, then you should pray it before dhuhr. 

That’s because we’re supposed to pray the Salaah in order. 

When the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam missed some prayers on the day of al-Khandaq, he made them up in order. 

Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah radhi Allaahu anhu said that the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam prayed ‘Asr on the day of al-Khandaq after the sun had set, then he prayed Maghrib after that.”

[al-Bukhaari (641) and Muslim (631)]

You can just read the fardh and that should be enough. 

And Allaah knows best