I have got probably 6-7 years of salah where I didn’t pray. Is it possible to make these up by having the intention of making up farz prayers during my nafl prayers (for example my 8 zhur ruka’a nafl, I make intention of making up 2x zhur prayers while praying the nafl)? Or do I actually have to pray the missing prayers with the intention of making them up?

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You have to make the intention of the missing prayers with the wajib intention.

Nafl is 2x so 8 rakat would be 4 prayers 2x