This free qaza namaz calculator estimates your Qaza Umri and shows how long it will take to complete. Estimate how many prayers you need to make up, from the time you became baligh (reached puberty) until you started praying regularly. The calculator subtracts prayers you did offer and, for women, days of menstruation. It then gives the count for each prayer and a realistic daily plan to finish your Qaza Umri.
How to use the Qaza Namaz Calculator
- Select your gender and enter your date of birth and age at puberty (baligh).
- Enter when you started praying regularly and any prayers you did pray before that.
- Choose whether to include Witr, and for women, the average haid days and total nifas days to exclude.
- Choose how many make-up sets you will pray per day, then press Calculate.
The qaza namaz calculator gives an estimate. Where you are unsure, scholars advise taking the higher count. For an overview of the five daily prayers, see Wikipedia’s Salah article.
How the Qaza Umri calculation works
Scholars advise estimating on the side of caution. If you are unsure whether you prayed on certain days, count them as missed. Extra prayers are rewarded, while an unpaid obligation remains.
Age of puberty (bulugh)
- Puberty is reached with its physical signs (for boys, a wet dream; for girls, the start of menstruation).
- If there are no signs, the Hanafi school sets the latest age at 15 lunar years (about 14.5 solar years). Many people enter 12–14 as an estimate.
- Women do not owe prayers for the days of menstruation (haid) or postnatal bleeding (nifas).
How to pray qaza
- Make the intention: “I am praying the first (or last) Fajr that I missed.” This is a common method when the exact dates are unknown.
- Pray only the fard rak’ahs, plus the 3 rak’ahs of Witr for Hanafis.
- A common routine is one set of qaza alongside each daily prayer, or a full set after Fajr and another after Isha.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate how many qaza namaz I owe?
Count the days from when you reached puberty until you started praying regularly, remove days you did pray (and menstruation days for women), and that gives the number of each fard prayer to make up.
Do I need to make up Witr?
In the Hanafi school Witr is wajib, so it is made up with qaza. In the Shafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali schools it is Sunnah and generally not made up as an obligation. Untick the Witr box if you follow those schools.
Do I have to pray Sunnah prayers as qaza?
No. Only the fard prayers (and Witr for Hanafis) are made up.
Is there a faster way to complete Qaza Umri?
Pray more sets each day when you can. Three sets a day completes a year of missed prayers in about 4 months. Consistency matters more than speed.
How many prayers are in one day of qaza?
Five fard prayers (Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha), plus Witr in the Hanafi school, so six prayers per missed day. One Hijri year of about 354 days is roughly 2,124 prayers.
What intention is used for qaza prayers when dates are unknown?
Hanafi scholars suggest intending, for example, ‘the first Fajr I owe’ (or ‘the last Fajr I owe’) each time, so every prayer is clearly identified without knowing its date.
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This is an estimation aid. Rulings differ between madhhabs. Please consult a qualified scholar for guidance on your situation.