Is the disbeliever punished for abandoning the prayer?
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The questioner : The question is about the meaning of our statement that the prayer, including the Friday prayer, is not obligatory upon the disbeliever?
The Shaykh : Because it is among the conditions, among the conditions. No, our statement does not mean this. Yes.
The questioner : That is, I am now demanding the prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes, we do not command him to perform it while he is a disbeliever, nor do we command him to make it up.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : If he becomes a Muslim, that is fine. What is the benefit? If we say we do not command making it up, and we do not command it during his disbelief, will he be punished for it in the Hereafter or not? He will be punished for it, completely.
The Shaykh : Because it is among the conditions, among the conditions. No, our statement does not mean this. Yes.
The questioner : That is, I am now demanding the prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes, we do not command him to perform it while he is a disbeliever, nor do we command him to make it up.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : If he becomes a Muslim, that is fine. What is the benefit? If we say we do not command making it up, and we do not command it during his disbelief, will he be punished for it in the Hereafter or not? He will be punished for it, completely.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4430هل يعذب الكافر على تركه الصلاة؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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