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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If one abandons the deed (prayer and fasting) by choice, is he a believer?

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Question:
Some say that the one who abandons the deed entirely is a believer, and they rely on the hadith: "Whoever has not done any good will be brought out of the Fire." It appears that the Islamic doubt is that the one who abandons the type of deed is not a believer, and that the deed is a condition of perfection, not a condition of validity.

Answer:
This is a false statement. This is a false statement and a fallacy. The one who has never done any good by choice, by choice, who abandons the deed by choice, is not a believer. As for the one who abandoned the deed because he was unable to—such as one who converted to Islam and then died after a long time, or was killed and was not able to perform the deeds—this is the one who will be brought out of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. Yes. As for a person who was able to perform the deeds but abandoned them out of aversion, and does not pray, does not fast, does not perform Hajj, does not abandon zina, and drinks intoxicants—do you say that he is a believer? He is not a believer. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 106 - من ترك العمل (الصلاة والصيام) باختياره هل هو مؤمن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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