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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does one who affirms the two testimonies of faith and performs the obligatory prayer, but is negligent regarding the remaining pillars while still affirming them, become a disbeliever?

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Question:
The questioner says: A person affirms the two testimonies of faith and performs the obligatory prayer, but then does not perform the other pillars of Islam, while affirming them out of negligence. Is he ruled to be a disbeliever?

Answer:
If he denies the obligation of the remaining pillars, such as fasting in Ramadan, or denies the obligation of Hajj to the House of Allah, or denies the obligation of zakah, then if he denies any of these pillars, he is a disbeliever. However, if he acknowledges the obligation of fasting, the obligation of zakah, and the obligation of Hajj, but leaves them off due to laziness, he does not become a disbeliever. But he is required to perform the pillars of Islam. The one in authority must compel him to do so so that he establishes the pillars of Islam and does not remain negligent regarding them.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يكفُر مَن أقرَّ بالشهادتين وأدَّى الصلاة المكتوبة، ثم تهاون في بقية الأركان مع الإقرار بها؟ — youtube.com

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