The ruling on abandoning prayer out of negligence while acknowledging its obligation
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does the one who abandons prayer out of negligence not become a disbeliever as long as he acknowledges its obligation?
Answer:
The evidence indicates that he is a disbeliever if he abandons it intentionally. See, intentionally, so he is a disbeliever. But if he abandons it unintentionally, such as if he slept or forgot, he is excused. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does the one who abandons prayer out of negligence not become a disbeliever as long as he acknowledges its obligation?
Answer:
The evidence indicates that he is a disbeliever if he abandons it intentionally. See, intentionally, so he is a disbeliever. But if he abandons it unintentionally, such as if he slept or forgot, he is excused. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2850] حكم ترك الصلاة تهاوناً مع الإقرار بوجوبها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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