The Ruling on One Who Abandons Prayer Out of Negligence, Not Denial
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person abandons prayer out of negligence, not out of denying its obligation, is he considered a disbeliever for that? Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. If he abandons it out of negligence, he becomes a disbeliever for that. As for if he denies its obligation, there is no doubt that he becomes a disbeliever. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the one who…
The Shaykh:
…have prayer between us and them, so whoever abandons it has disbelieved. He abandoned it, and he did not say out of negligence, just the abandonment.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person abandons prayer out of negligence, not out of denying its obligation, is he considered a disbeliever for that? Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. If he abandons it out of negligence, he becomes a disbeliever for that. As for if he denies its obligation, there is no doubt that he becomes a disbeliever. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the one who…
The Shaykh:
…have prayer between us and them, so whoever abandons it has disbelieved. He abandoned it, and he did not say out of negligence, just the abandonment.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1178- حكم تارك الصلاة تهاونًا لا جحودًا - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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