Some people do not pray except in the month of Ramadan only; is their prayer accepted, and is their fasting accepted?
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Question:
Some people say they do not pray except in the month of Ramadan only. Is their prayer accepted, and is their fasting accepted? May Allah reward you with good. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Prayer is five times a day and night, continuously, rather, continuously throughout the year. So prayer is not obligatory only in Ramadan. Rather, it is obligatory five times a day and night.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Prayers in the day and the night. So this is obligatory upon every Muslim.
That he prays the five obligatory prayers every day and night. He may pray them with the congregation in the mosque, and they are to be prayed in their time which Allah has appointed for them. Allah the Exalted said: A person is not a Muslim except by that. If he abandons the prayer, whether intentionally, whether he denies its obligation or does not deny it: if he denies its obligation, there is no disagreement about his disbelief. And if he delays its obligation and abandons it out of laziness, he is a disbeliever according to the correct opinion of the scholars.
The one who does not pray except in Ramadan, his prayer is not accepted, and he is not upon the religion of Islam, unless he repents to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and maintains the five daily prayers throughout the year. Allah the Exalted said regarding him:[Al-Baqarah 2:238]
This (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made the believers rejoice until the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Mu'minun 23:9]. [Al-Mu'minun 23:10-11]. So it is necessary to maintain the prayers, and it is necessary to be consistent with them for one's entire life, from when a person reaches the age of accountability until Allah takes his soul. The prayer does not drop off for the Muslim as long as his mind is sound.
And he prays according to his condition. And what indicates that the prayer does not drop off in any state as long as the mind is sound is that Allah made it obligatory upon the traveler, and upon the one who is ill, and upon the healthy one, and upon the sick one, and upon the safe one, and upon the one in fear. Each prays according to his condition. Yes.
Some people say they do not pray except in the month of Ramadan only. Is their prayer accepted, and is their fasting accepted? May Allah reward you with good. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Prayer is five times a day and night, continuously, rather, continuously throughout the year. So prayer is not obligatory only in Ramadan. Rather, it is obligatory five times a day and night.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Yemen, saying: You will come to a people from the People of the Book, so let the first thing you call them to be the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. If they obey you in that, then inform them that Allah has made obligatory upon them five
صلى الله عليه وسلم لنهاب حين بعثه إلى اليمن إنك تأتي قولا من أهل الكتاب فليكن أول ما تبليهم منه شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله فإن هم أطاعوك لذلك فأعلمهم أن الله افترض عليهم خمسThat he prays the five obligatory prayers every day and night. He may pray them with the congregation in the mosque, and they are to be prayed in their time which Allah has appointed for them. Allah the Exalted said: A person is not a Muslim except by that. If he abandons the prayer, whether intentionally, whether he denies its obligation or does not deny it: if he denies its obligation, there is no disagreement about his disbelief. And if he delays its obligation and abandons it out of laziness, he is a disbeliever according to the correct opinion of the scholars.
The one who does not pray except in Ramadan, his prayer is not accepted, and he is not upon the religion of Islam, unless he repents to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and maintains the five daily prayers throughout the year. Allah the Exalted said regarding him:
and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient.
وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَThis (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made the believers rejoice until the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And they who carefully maintain their prayers -
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ(10) Those are the inheritors (11) Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْوَارِثُونَ الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَAnd he prays according to his condition. And what indicates that the prayer does not drop off in any state as long as the mind is sound is that Allah made it obligatory upon the traveler, and upon the one who is ill, and upon the healthy one, and upon the sick one, and upon the safe one, and upon the one in fear. Each prays according to his condition. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بعض الناس لا يُصلون إلا في شهر رمضان فقط، هل صلاتهم مقبولة، وهل صيامهم مقبول؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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