The ruling on Hajj for one who does not pray
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. If a person did not pray in his lifetime, is it permissible for us to perform Hajj or 'Umrah on his behalf?
Answer:
If a person deliberately abandons the prayer and dies in that state, he is not a Muslim. Therefore, it is not permissible to seek forgiveness for him, nor to make du'a' for him, nor to perform Hajj on his behalf, nor to give charity on his behalf, and none of that benefits him. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:113-114] [At-Tawbah 9:114]. So, if a person dies while abandoning the prayer, he is considered a disbeliever, and the rulings of Muslims do not apply to him. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. If a person did not pray in his lifetime, is it permissible for us to perform Hajj or 'Umrah on his behalf?
Answer:
If a person deliberately abandons the prayer and dies in that state, he is not a Muslim. Therefore, it is not permissible to seek forgiveness for him, nor to make du'a' for him, nor to perform Hajj on his behalf, nor to give charity on his behalf, and none of that benefits him. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(113) It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire. (114) And the request of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to Abraham that his father was an enemy to Allah, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِwas only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to Abraham that his father was an enemy to Allah, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.
إِلَّا عَن مَّوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَأَوَّاهٌ حَلِيمٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4718- حكم الحج عمن لا يصلي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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