The ruling on one who abandons a pillar of Islam out of denial or laziness
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Is the one who abandons a pillar of Islam, such as zakah or Hajj, other than the two testimonies, while being able to afford it, considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
If he abandons it out of denial of its obligation, he is considered a disbeliever. If he abandons it, meaning zakah, out of stinginess, this does not make him a disbeliever, but he is fought until he pays the zakah, just as Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fought those who withheld zakah. He fought them, and it is not required that his fighting them implies they are disbelievers, but rather to take his right from them and subject them to the ruling of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the one who says, "Zakah is not obligatory," this person is a disbeliever. Even if he pays the money, if he pays it but holds that it is not obligatory, he is a disbeliever.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Is the one who abandons a pillar of Islam, such as zakah or Hajj, other than the two testimonies, while being able to afford it, considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
If he abandons it out of denial of its obligation, he is considered a disbeliever. If he abandons it, meaning zakah, out of stinginess, this does not make him a disbeliever, but he is fought until he pays the zakah, just as Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fought those who withheld zakah. He fought them, and it is not required that his fighting them implies they are disbelievers, but rather to take his right from them and subject them to the ruling of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the one who says, "Zakah is not obligatory," this person is a disbeliever. Even if he pays the money, if he pays it but holds that it is not obligatory, he is a disbeliever.
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