What is the ruling on one who prays some of the obligatory prayers and abandons others, and what is the ruling on one who delays the prayer until its time has passed?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. I hope you will clarify the ruling on one who abandons prayer out of negligence, meaning he prays some of the obligatory prayers and abandons others, and sometimes delays them past their time.

Answer:
As for abandoning prayer intentionally, this is a great sin. If it is accompanied by denial of the obligation of prayer, this is disbelief by the consensus of the Muslims. If he holds that prayer is not obligatory but is merely among customs and traditions, doing it if he wishes and leaving it if he wishes, this is disbelief by the consensus of the Muslims because he has denied a pillar of Islam. However, if he acknowledges its obligation and admits that it is a pillar of Islam but abandons it out of laziness, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. Some hold that he commits a disbelief that does not take him out of the religion, and that his action is a great major sin among the major sins until he repents to Allah the Exalted. Others hold that he is a disbeliever with a disbelief that takes him out of the religion; that he commits a disbelief that takes him out of the religion. This is the correct opinion indicated by the evidence. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And when "disbelief" is used in a general sense or defined with the definite article, it refers to the disbelief that takes one out of the religion. As for delaying the prayer past its time, as the questioner mentioned, whether he abandons all the prayers or abandons some and prays others, the ruling is the same in this. Allah the Exalted says: , and if, Glorified and Exalted is He, , and if, Glorified and Exalted is He, and , then one must maintain all the prayers and be consistent in performing them such that he does not leave a single prayer, because intentionally abandoning one prayer is like abandoning them all; there is no difference in that. As for delaying the prayer past its time, it is very serious. If he intentionally delays it past its time, it is not valid, because he performed it in a manner other than the prescribed way; his prayer is not valid. Some scholars hold that he commits disbelief. If he intentionally takes the prayer out of its time without an excuse, some scholars hold that he commits disbelief by doing so. So the matter is very serious. The Muslim must maintain his prayers and perform them as Allah the Exalted and Majestic has commanded, and not be carried away by his desires, his soul that commands evil, and Satan, so that he becomes negligent regarding the matter of prayer, becoming one of those about whom Allah the Exalted said: , and the path to the valley in Hellfire, and a severe warning for the one who is negligent regarding prayer. Negligence regarding prayer is delaying it past its time. Allah has threatened him with this severe warning. Yes. It also came in the hadith that , and the meaning of missing the 'Asr prayer is taking it out of its time without an excuse. Yes. May Allah reward you with good and do you well.