Prayer: Missed Many Dhuhr/‘Asr Prayers With Unknown Count/Order: Should I Do Dawr Prayers, and What Are They?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Missed Many Dhuhr/‘Asr Prayers With Unknown Count/Order: Should I Do Dawr Prayers, and What Are They?

English:

Question #531:

In my youth I missed my noon and afternoon prayers more than maghrib, ‘ishā’ and morning prayers. But I do not know their number, order or sequence. Should I perform dawr prayers in this case? What are dawr prayers? Please clarify this matter for me.

Answer #531:

It is not necessary – in other than noon and afternoon prayers and maghrib and ‘ishā’ prayers of the same day - to observe the order, and it is enough to perform as many prayers as you are certain you have missed. Dawr, i.e. repetition of the prayers to ascertain their performance in order, is not obligatory for you.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer