If a disbeliever prays; is his prayer considered an entry into Islam?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a disbeliever prays, is his prayer considered an entry into Islam? Because he recites the testimony in the tashahhud, and he recites Surat al-Fatihah, which contains an affirmation of the oneness of Allah?
Answer:
If he prays with the intention of praying, or calls the adhan with the intention of calling the adhan, he enters Islam. But if he does that without intention, merely for the sake of imitation, he does not enter Islam. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a disbeliever prays, is his prayer considered an entry into Islam? Because he recites the testimony in the tashahhud, and he recites Surat al-Fatihah, which contains an affirmation of the oneness of Allah?
Answer:
If he prays with the intention of praying, or calls the adhan with the intention of calling the adhan, he enters Islam. But if he does that without intention, merely for the sake of imitation, he does not enter Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [218 -2802] إذا صلى الكافر؛ هل تُعد صلاته دخولًا في الإسلام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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