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If a person has Qadha prayers to make up from many years ago, is it still permissible for them to do extra Nawafil prayers?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Your priority is fulfilling your wajib, and then turning to nawafil. If you were to pray your qadha` prayers during the time of your nawafil, you will also be granted reward as well. So, as long as you have qadha` prayers, you should not be doing nawafil, and with a good routine for qadha' prayers you will be able to finish it in an adequate time.  

And Allah knows best. 
I come home late after 11 PM daily after work. Can I still perform Maghrib and then Esha prayers normally rather than as Qaza?
Mohammad Zakaria

Salaam. As long as the time for them remains yes,  you should perform them with the intention that they are within the time allocated for them. however, if the time has passed for them, then you will have to perform the prayers with the intention of Qaza. 
If someone has quite a few Qadha fasts and is unable figure out how many, what should he do?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

He must fast the number of days which he is sure that he has missed. If he estimates that he missed between 3 to 6 days, he must fast three days as it is the days that he is sure that he missed. Fasting more will be a precaution ( Ehtiyat).

Wassalam.
Is the eldest son still responsible for performing the Qadha prayers of his deceased parents if they had not prayed all their lives due to lack of knowledge or negligence? Will they still get rewards for it?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The eldest son is responsible to perform the obligatory Qadha prayers of his father if it was missed due to a valid reason like illness etc. If the parents did not perform their obligatory prayers for no valid reason, the Qadha is not obligatory on the eldest son. Although, it is very good for him or other children to pay for persons who perform Qadha prayers on behalf of deceased persons to perform the obligatory Qadha prayers of the deceased. This will help the deceased a lot.

Wassalam.