The Hadith (Five Prayers Prescribed by Allah) and in it (and if He wills, He will punish him): Does this indicate that the one who abandons prayer is not a disbeliever?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the hadith of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) — does the hadith of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said punish him — does this indicate that the one who abandons prayer is not a disbeliever because it was placed under the will?
Answer:
This last part is not established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), whereas the beginning of the hadith is authentic. However, I heard from Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) that this part is not established. And even if it were established, the other hadiths indicate the disbelief of the one who intentionally abandons prayer. We do not take one hadith and leave the rest of the hadiths; we consider this among the ambiguous. Yes.
Furthermore, the hadith mentions "whoever guards them" — guarding them means in their time, guarding them in their time. It is about maintaining them, not abandoning them. The time, maintaining khushu' (humility) in them, and maintaining the congregation are matters, and it does not mean total abandonment. It can also be said that the meaning of the hadith is that it is not about abandonment, but rather about not maintaining their time and not maintaining the congregation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the hadith of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) — does the hadith of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Five prayers Allah has prescribed for the servants, and in it: whoever comes to them will enter Paradise, and whoever does not come to them has no covenant with Allah; if He wills, He will admit him to Paradise, and if He wills
خمس صلوات كتبهن الله على العباد وفيه فمن أتى بهن دخل الجنة ومن لم يأت بهن فليس له عند الله عهد إن شاء أدخله الجنة وإن شاءAnswer:
This last part is not established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), whereas the beginning of the hadith is authentic. However, I heard from Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) that this part is not established. And even if it were established, the other hadiths indicate the disbelief of the one who intentionally abandons prayer. We do not take one hadith and leave the rest of the hadiths; we consider this among the ambiguous. Yes.
Furthermore, the hadith mentions "whoever guards them" — guarding them means in their time, guarding them in their time. It is about maintaining them, not abandoning them. The time, maintaining khushu' (humility) in them, and maintaining the congregation are matters, and it does not mean total abandonment. It can also be said that the meaning of the hadith is that it is not about abandonment, but rather about not maintaining their time and not maintaining the congregation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [561 /641] حديث (خمس صلوات كتبهن الله) وفيه (وإن شاء عذبه) هل يدل على أن تارك الصلاة ليس بكافر؟! — youtube.com
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