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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The court’s review of a marriage contract for one who does not pray

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. She says, in another case: My sister prays, but her husband is not diligent in his prayer. He says that his work is very heavy, and she now has small children. When the marriage contract was signed, her brother was her agent, and he did not pray. So, is the marriage contract invalid because her agent did not pray? Also, it has become clear that her husband does not pray. My father and mother have passed away, and she has no one other than her married brothers. So, should she leave the house, or what should she do? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is an important case. Abandoning prayer, if done intentionally, makes one a disbeliever, because prayer is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam after the two testimonies, and it is the pillar of Islam. There is no share in Islam for one who abandons prayer. However, regarding the marriage contract, which is a contract of the one who speaks, this must be referred to the court to look into it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4494- مراجعة المحكمة للنظر في عقد نكاح من لا يصلي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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