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Why is the one who abandons prayer declared a disbeliever, while the one who withholds zakah is not, even though they are mentioned together in the Qur'an?

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Question:
It was said: The Shaykh, inform us, why did the scholars declare the one who abandons prayer a disbeliever, but did not declare the one who withholds zakah a disbeliever? For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, prohibited between them in the ruling that He is pleased with?

Answer:
Because verses and hadiths have come that indicate his disbelief, so a warning was issued. Yes. As for withholding zakah, the warning in the case of withholding zakah did not explicitly state his disbelief. The one who withholds zakah, if he denies its obligation, then he is a disbeliever by the consensus of the Muslims. And if he acknowledges its obligation but withholds it out of stinginess, preventing its payment, this does not make him a disbeliever. However, it is taken from him by force; the ruler demands it from him by force, even by fighting him if he refuses and he has power. It must be taken from him, even by fighting, as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did with the one who withholds zakah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 25- لِمَ كُفِّر تاركُ الصلاة دون مانعِ الزكاة مع اقترانهما في القرآن؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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