Is the prayer of one who commits sins and major sins valid?
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, he says: Are the prayers of those who have fallen into extremism and radicalization, or those who engage in major sins and what is wrong, valid, or do they not benefit from them?
Answer:
Their prayer is valid if they perform it in the disliked manner. He is committing sins; these people ask Allah and seek His forgiveness and repent to Him. Perhaps Allah will expiate these sins through this prayer. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, he says: Are the prayers of those who have fallen into extremism and radicalization, or those who engage in major sins and what is wrong, valid, or do they not benefit from them?
Answer:
Their prayer is valid if they perform it in the disliked manner. He is committing sins; these people ask Allah and seek His forgiveness and repent to Him. Perhaps Allah will expiate these sins through this prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3 من 11|هل تصح صلاة من يقترف الذنوب والفواحش؟|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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