The caller: If asked about the ruling on the one who abandons prayer, what does the da'i answer?

Question:
The questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, we are callers to Allah, and sometimes we are asked by some women, whether by phone or at some da'wah centers, about the ruling on the one who abandons prayer. Do we answer them with what we know of the evidence regarding the disbelief of the one who abandons prayer, or what?

Answer:
Yes, thank us for what Allah the Exalted has taught you. There is no religion for the one who has no prayer. Prayer is the pillar of Islam. Does a house stand on anything other than a pillar? It does not stand except on a pillar. Likewise, Islam does not stand except on prayer. Yes.