What is the ruling on the prayers that he missed in the past years?
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The questioner : I say: What about the prayers and fasts that he missed in the past years that he mentioned?
The Shaykh : He owes no making up of them.
The questioner : He owes no making up of them?
The Shaykh : Yes, because Allah says[Al-Anfal 8:38].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So as long as he abandoned them, he commits disbelief by abandoning the prayer, and a disbeliever is not obligated to make up the acts of worship he missed, as in this verse that was mentioned.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : He owes no making up of them.
The questioner : He owes no making up of them?
The Shaykh : Yes, because Allah says
Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them
قل للذين كفروا إن ينتهوا يغفر لهم ما قد سلفThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So as long as he abandoned them, he commits disbelief by abandoning the prayer, and a disbeliever is not obligated to make up the acts of worship he missed, as in this verse that was mentioned.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.