Prayers missed over a lifetime should be made up in place of nafl prayers too

Question

If a person begins praying at a considerable age and performs ishraq, tahajjud and the like, will he receive reward for it or not, given that he is also making up the prayers missed over a lifetime?

Answer

Such a person should make up the prayers missed over a lifetime in place of the nafl prayers as well. For if death comes while fard prayers remain owed by him, he will be taken to account; whereas if he does not perform the nafl prayers, he will not be taken to account for them.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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