Explain to us the ruling on the one who abandons the prayer while he acknowledges its obligation, but does not pray. Is he declared a disbeliever, and is he called a disbeliever?
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Question:
He asks and says: Explain to us the ruling on the one who abandons the prayer while he acknowledges its obligation, but does not pray. Is he declared a disbeliever, and is he called a disbeliever? Because I have heard some students of knowledge say that if he acknowledges its obligation, he is not declared a disbeliever. Is this correct, or is he declared a disbeliever? We hope for clarification of this, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, if he acknowledges the obligation of the prayer, but he abandons it out of laziness, the scholars have differed on whether he is declared a disbeliever by major kufr (disbelief) that expels one from the religion, or by minor kufr which is a major sin among the major sins and does not expel one from the religion? According to his statement. The correct view is that he is declared a disbeliever by the kufr that expels one from the religion, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) And when kufr is mentioned with the definite article, it refers to major kufr. And because he has abandoned the second pillar of the pillars of Islam, which is the prayer that is the foundation of Islam. And the hadiths, verses, and reports from the Salaf (the earliest generations) have come regarding the kufr of the one who abandons the prayer and his expulsion from the religion, except if he repents to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah the Exalted said: [At-Tawbah 9:5] [At-Tawbah 9:11], which indicates that the one who does not establish the prayer is not among our brothers in the religion, so he is a disbeliever. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Qiyamah 75:31-32], so He associated the abandonment of the prayer with lying and turning away from the religion, refuge with Allah. And Allah the Exalted said about the people of the Fire: [Al-Muddaththir 74:42] meaning what is the reason that put you into the Fire?
So the first thing they answered was:[Al-Muddaththir 74:43]. Allah the Exalted said regarding the disbelievers: [Al-Mursalat 77:48-49] Surah Al-Imran, and other than that of the evidence, along with what came in the Sunnah, such as the hadith we mentioned, such as His saying: Mishkat al-Masabih 574.
'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There is no share in Islam for the one who abandons the prayer. This is the correct view. And because it is not possible for a person to acknowledge the obligation of the prayer and that it is a pillar of the pillars of Islam and that it is the pillar of Islam, and then abandon it, while he acknowledges that it is the pillar of Islam and that it is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam. So whoever believes in this does not abandon the prayer. So his abandonment of it is evidence that he does not believe that it holds this status in the religion. Yes.
He asks and says: Explain to us the ruling on the one who abandons the prayer while he acknowledges its obligation, but does not pray. Is he declared a disbeliever, and is he called a disbeliever? Because I have heard some students of knowledge say that if he acknowledges its obligation, he is not declared a disbeliever. Is this correct, or is he declared a disbeliever? We hope for clarification of this, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, if he acknowledges the obligation of the prayer, but he abandons it out of laziness, the scholars have differed on whether he is declared a disbeliever by major kufr (disbelief) that expels one from the religion, or by minor kufr which is a major sin among the major sins and does not expel one from the religion? According to his statement. The correct view is that he is declared a disbeliever by the kufr that expels one from the religion, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Between the servant and kufr and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of the prayer,
بين العبد وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاة،But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah
فَإِن تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَthey are your brothers in religion
فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ(31) And the disbeliever had not believed, nor had he prayed. (32) But [instead], he denied and turned away.
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَSo the first thing they answered was:
We were not of those who prayed,
لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ(48) And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow. (49) Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَas saying, “The covenant between us and them is prayer, so if anyone abandons it he has become an infidel.”
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعَهْدُ الَّذِي بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ الصَّلَاةُ فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا فَقَدْ كَفَرَ'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There is no share in Islam for the one who abandons the prayer. This is the correct view. And because it is not possible for a person to acknowledge the obligation of the prayer and that it is a pillar of the pillars of Islam and that it is the pillar of Islam, and then abandon it, while he acknowledges that it is the pillar of Islam and that it is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam. So whoever believes in this does not abandon the prayer. So his abandonment of it is evidence that he does not believe that it holds this status in the religion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بينوا لنا حكم تارك الصلاة الذي هو مقر بوجوبها، ولكن لا يصلي، هل يطلق عليه الكفر، ويقال له: كافر؟ — youtube.com
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