Should I Make Up Prayers for 4 Years of Fatiha Mistakes? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Question

Should I make up prayers for four years of Fatiha mistakes?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat addresses whether one should make up prayers for four years of mistakes in reciting Al-Fatiha. He explains the rulings and necessary steps for rectifying such errors.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.