The prayer left intentionally or without ritual purity
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Fatwa number ( 15645 )
Q: I was a young teenager who used to leave some of the prayers and perform some of them without ritual purity. My leaving them was not out of denial of their obligation, but rather out of laziness and bad company. Also, I used to break the fast on some days of Ramadan without an excuse. Now that I have repented to Allah with a sincere repentance, regretting what I did and resolving not to return to what I did, does sincere repentance expiate what came before it, or do I have to make up the prayers and the fasts? I do not know the number of prayers I missed, nor the days I broke the fast.
I did it, and I am determined not to return to what I did. Does sincere repentance expiate what came before it, or do I have to make up the prayers and fasts? I do not know the number of prayers I missed, nor the days I did not fast.
A: It is obligatory for the questioner to be truthful in his repentance for what happened to him, and to maintain the prayer and fasting in Ramadan. He does not have to make up the prayers he left or the days he broke the fast; because the correct opinion among the scholars is that one who intentionally leaves the prayer has committed major disbelief (shirk akbar); due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 1078Sahih (Darussalam) narrated by Muslim , and other evidence. Repentance expiates what came before it, and praise be to Allah. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I was a young teenager who used to leave some of the prayers and perform some of them without ritual purity. My leaving them was not out of denial of their obligation, but rather out of laziness and bad company. Also, I used to break the fast on some days of Ramadan without an excuse. Now that I have repented to Allah with a sincere repentance, regretting what I did and resolving not to return to what I did, does sincere repentance expiate what came before it, or do I have to make up the prayers and the fasts? I do not know the number of prayers I missed, nor the days I broke the fast.
I did it, and I am determined not to return to what I did. Does sincere repentance expiate what came before it, or do I have to make up the prayers and fasts? I do not know the number of prayers I missed, nor the days I did not fast.
A: It is obligatory for the questioner to be truthful in his repentance for what happened to him, and to maintain the prayer and fasting in Ramadan. He does not have to make up the prayers he left or the days he broke the fast; because the correct opinion among the scholars is that one who intentionally leaves the prayer has committed major disbelief (shirk akbar); due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between a person and Kufr (disbelief) is abandoning the prayer.
بين العبد وبين الكفر ترك الصلاة
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