Is the one who does not declare a disbeliever the person who abandons prayer considered a disbeliever?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the one who does not declare a disbeliever the person who abandons prayer considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
The one who abandons prayer, if he denies its obligation, is a disbeliever, and the one who does not declare him a disbeliever is a disbeliever. As for the one who acknowledges its obligation but abandons it out of laziness, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement. So the one who says he is not a disbeliever, he is not a disbeliever, because there is disagreement in this matter. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the one who does not declare a disbeliever the person who abandons prayer considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
The one who abandons prayer, if he denies its obligation, is a disbeliever, and the one who does not declare him a disbeliever is a disbeliever. As for the one who acknowledges its obligation but abandons it out of laziness, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement. So the one who says he is not a disbeliever, he is not a disbeliever, because there is disagreement in this matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3153- 4717] هل يعد كافرا من لم يكفر تارك الصلاة ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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