If one abandons the prayer after Ramadan ends, does any reward remain for his fasting?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. Also, someone asks, along with those who ask about the ruling on one who fasts Ramadan and abandons the prayer after Ramadan ends: does he retain any reward for his fasting, given that he has abandoned the prayer?
Answer:
One who abandons the prayer has no reward, no fasting, and no worship of any kind; because intentionally abandoning the prayer takes one out of the religion of Islam, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He, regarding the people of the Fire:[Al-Muddaththir 74:42-46], He mentioned that the first thing that caused their entry into the Fire was that they were not among those who prayed.
And he coupled that with denying the Day of Judgment, engaging in the same actions as those who do so, and withholding zakah (the obligatory alms). This indicates that abandoning the prayer is kufr (disbelief) that takes one out of the religion. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:11] This indicates that the one who does not pray is not among our brothers in religion. Therefore, abandoning the prayer renders one's deeds useless, whether fasting or otherwise. Even if he prays during Ramadan and maintains the prayer, if he abandons the prayer after Ramadan, his deeds are invalidated and his previous prayers are invalidated. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. Also, someone asks, along with those who ask about the ruling on one who fasts Ramadan and abandons the prayer after Ramadan ends: does he retain any reward for his fasting, given that he has abandoned the prayer?
Answer:
One who abandons the prayer has no reward, no fasting, and no worship of any kind; because intentionally abandoning the prayer takes one out of the religion of Islam, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Between the servant and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is abandoning the prayer.
بين العبد وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاة.In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He, regarding the people of the Fire:
(42) [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?" (43) They will say, "We were not of those who prayed, (44) Nor did we used to feed the poor. (45) And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it], (46) And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِAnd he coupled that with denying the Day of Judgment, engaging in the same actions as those who do so, and withholding zakah (the obligatory alms). This indicates that abandoning the prayer is kufr (disbelief) that takes one out of the religion. Allah the Exalted said:
But if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, then they are your brothers in religion
فَإِن تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من ترك الصلاة بعد انتهاء رمضان، هل يبقى له من أجر صيامه شيء؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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