Is It Necessary To Make Up The Missed Sunnah Prayers?

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Is it necessary to make up the missed sunnah prayers?

Qada prayers are established for fardhs of the missed daily prayers and the wajib witr prayer. There is no qada for the missed sunnah prayers after their time ends. However, qada prayer is established with its sunnah for the missed fajr prayer when it is established within the same day before dhuhr prayer time (Mawsili, al-Ikhtiyar, I, 223). Because the Prophet Muhammad established qada prayer with its sunnah for a missed fajr prayer before dhuhr prayer time (Abu Dawud, Salat, 11).

Besides, a person who starts to establish fardh cycles in a dhuhr prayer in order to catch up with congregation performs the first sunnah he missed after the fardh. He may establish it before or after the last sunnah.

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWAS