It was said to a person: Abandoning prayer entirely is disbelief. He said: I do not accept this; rather, I judge this matter by my intellect.
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: If it is said to a person that abandoning prayer in congregation is open sinfulness, and abandoning prayer entirely is disbelief, and he says, “I do not accept this; rather, I want to judge this matter by my intellect,” what is the ruling regarding such a person?
Answer:
This person wants to judge by his intellect and does not want to judge by the Shari'ah. Allah will leave him to what he has chosen; Allah will leave him to what he has chosen. This means that he rejects the Shari'ah and does not believe in the evidence, but only believes in the intellect. Yes, this is misguidance, and may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: If it is said to a person that abandoning prayer in congregation is open sinfulness, and abandoning prayer entirely is disbelief, and he says, “I do not accept this; rather, I want to judge this matter by my intellect,” what is the ruling regarding such a person?
Answer:
This person wants to judge by his intellect and does not want to judge by the Shari'ah. Allah will leave him to what he has chosen; Allah will leave him to what he has chosen. This means that he rejects the Shari'ah and does not believe in the evidence, but only believes in the intellect. Yes, this is misguidance, and may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [104 -1024] قيل لشخص: إن ترك الصلاة بالكلية كفر، قال: أنا لا أقبل بهذا وإنما أحكم عقلي في هذا الأمر؟ — youtube.com
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