Allah does not accept fasting without prayer
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Question:
We return at the beginning of this episode to a message sent to the program from Ha'il, from a listener there who says: Your brother in Allah, Ali Abdul Hamid, residing in Ha'il. We have previously presented some of his questions. In this meeting, he asks Shaykh Salih and says to me: My brother does not pray, and I have directed him many times, but he fasts the month of Ramadan. I advised him, hoping that Allah would accept his fasting, but to no avail. Is fasting accepted without prayer? Also, his wife and children do not pray. What is your advice to me and to them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, prayer is the pillar of Islam, and the second pillar after the two testimonies. There is no share in Islam for one who abandons prayer, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1078Sahih (Darussalam) And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) Allah the Exalted says: [At-Tawbah 9:5][At-Tawbah 9:11]. This indicates that the one who does not pray is not among our brothers in religion. Thus, he is a disbeliever. Indeed, Allah the Exalted said about the people of the Fire when they are asked about the reason for their entry into the Fire, it is said to them: [Al-Muddaththir 74:42-44]. The verses began with the first reason, which is abandoning prayer, and I seek refuge in Allah. The evidence on this matter is abundant. There is no share in Islam for one who abandons prayer, and his fasting or any other act of worship is not valid until he establishes prayer, because prayer is the pillar of Islam. Islam does not stand except upon prayer, just as a house does not stand except upon its pillar.
Similarly, Islam does not stand except upon prayer. So you must continue advising your brother, insist on it, be severe with him, and disapprove of his action. Do the same for his children and his family. You will be rewarded for this. He is your brother. Try, perhaps Allah will save him from the Fire because of you. Yes.
We return at the beginning of this episode to a message sent to the program from Ha'il, from a listener there who says: Your brother in Allah, Ali Abdul Hamid, residing in Ha'il. We have previously presented some of his questions. In this meeting, he asks Shaykh Salih and says to me: My brother does not pray, and I have directed him many times, but he fasts the month of Ramadan. I advised him, hoping that Allah would accept his fasting, but to no avail. Is fasting accepted without prayer? Also, his wife and children do not pray. What is your advice to me and to them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, prayer is the pillar of Islam, and the second pillar after the two testimonies. There is no share in Islam for one who abandons prayer, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Between a person and Kufr (disbelief) is abandoning the prayer.
بين العبد وبين الكفر ترك الصلاة،The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها فقد كفر،But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way
فَإِن تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُمْestablish prayer, and give zakah, then they are your brothers in religion
وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ(42) [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?" (43) They will say, "We were not of those who prayed, (44) Nor did we used to feed the poor.
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَSimilarly, Islam does not stand except upon prayer. So you must continue advising your brother, insist on it, be severe with him, and disapprove of his action. Do the same for his children and his family. You will be rewarded for this. He is your brother. Try, perhaps Allah will save him from the Fire because of you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4462- لا يقبل الله الصيام من دون صلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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