Missed actions (فَوَاتٌ)
أصول الفقه
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
Lapse of the prescribed time for an act of worship.
الشرح المختصر :
"Fawāt" (missed actions) is to fail to perform an act of worship within the time prescribed for it by the Shariah. For example: "fawāt" of Hajj; if a person assumes "ihrām" (state of ritual consecration) for Hajj but the time of standing in Arafah passes without him standing in Arafah at all.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Fawāt": missing something by not doing it on time. Original meaning: the opposite of catching up with something and reaching it. Other meanings: lapsing, ending.