What is the expiation for one who abandoned prayer and fasting for years?
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Question:
He says: I abandoned the prayers for six years, and fasting as well. What is the expiation?
Answer:
Repentance is the expiation. Repentance is the expiation, because abandoning prayer intentionally is disbelief that takes one out of the religion. So during the time you abandoned prayer, you were not a Muslim. When you repented, you entered Islam anew. So you must be careful to maintain it.
He says: I abandoned the prayers for six years, and fasting as well. What is the expiation?
Answer:
Repentance is the expiation. Repentance is the expiation, because abandoning prayer intentionally is disbelief that takes one out of the religion. So during the time you abandoned prayer, you were not a Muslim. When you repented, you entered Islam anew. So you must be careful to maintain it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما كفارة من ترك الصلاة والصيام لسنوات؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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