The ruling on associating with one who deliberately abandons prayer

Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh. One of the brothers says: My brother, whom we have known for years, does not pray. When the time for prayer comes, we order him to pray, but he goes out and we do not know whether he prayed or not. However, some of the brothers say that he drives around in the car without praying and then returns home. He asks: What is the ruling on associating with this brother and eating from his wealth?

Answer:
Do not associate with him, and do not let him associate with you, as long as he does not pray and deliberately abandons prayer. This person is not a Muslim. Between a servant and disbelief lies the abandonment of prayer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the one who does not pray is a disbeliever. So do not associate with him. If he is independent and able to live on his own, expel him from your house; he should not remain with you, for he will corrupt the rest of the household. Yes.