Is it obligatory for one who abandons prayer, if he repents, to pronounce the two testimonies of faith and perform the full ritual bath?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: If a person abandons prayer, then repents and returns to praying, is he required to pronounce the two testimonies of faith and perform the full ritual bath, like one who newly enters Islam?
Answer:
Yes, if he abandons prayer intentionally, he becomes an apostate. His repentance is to declare the two testimonies of faith and to commit to praying.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: If a person abandons prayer, then repents and returns to praying, is he required to pronounce the two testimonies of faith and perform the full ritual bath, like one who newly enters Islam?
Answer:
Yes, if he abandons prayer intentionally, he becomes an apostate. His repentance is to declare the two testimonies of faith and to commit to praying.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3070] هل يلزم تارك الصلاة إذا تاب أن ينطق بالشهادتين ويغتسل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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