The ruling on offering prayers for a father who abandoned the prayer
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Question:
The questioner says: My father died while he was abandoning the prayer. Is it permissible for me to offer prayers for him? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If he was abandoning the prayer intentionally, not praying with the congregation and not praying alone, and he died in that state, then do not offer prayers for him. Because the one who abandons the prayer intentionally is a disbeliever, with many authentic proofs of his disbelief. And as long as he did not repent and died in this state, do not offer prayers for him. However, if your intention is that he does not pray with the congregation, or that he is lazy about the prayer and does not pray it except late, at the end of its time, then this does not make him a disbeliever. This is a person who commits a sin, so he should be prayed for and forgiveness should be sought for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: My father died while he was abandoning the prayer. Is it permissible for me to offer prayers for him? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If he was abandoning the prayer intentionally, not praying with the congregation and not praying alone, and he died in that state, then do not offer prayers for him. Because the one who abandons the prayer intentionally is a disbeliever, with many authentic proofs of his disbelief. And as long as he did not repent and died in this state, do not offer prayers for him. However, if your intention is that he does not pray with the congregation, or that he is lazy about the prayer and does not pray it except late, at the end of its time, then this does not make him a disbeliever. This is a person who commits a sin, so he should be prayed for and forgiveness should be sought for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
أهمية طلب العلم — alfawzan.live (23:05)
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