The Ruling on One Who Abandons Fasting, Zakah, and Hajj While Affirming the Two Testimonies
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is one who does not fast, does not pay zakah, and does not perform Hajj, while he testifies that there is no god but Allah, considered a non-Muslim?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is not a Muslim if he abandons prayer, zakah, fasting, and Hajj by his own choice while he is able to do them. The testimony that there is no god but Allah has rights. It has rights that must be fulfilled. Prayer is one of its rights, and zakah is one of its rights. Fasting is one of its rights, and Hajj and 'Umrah are among the rights of the testimony that there is no god but Allah. So if he abandons any of its rights without an excuse, intentionally, he is not among the Muslims, and the testimony that there is no god but Allah does not benefit him because he has nullified it. It was said to Wahb ibn Munabbih (may Allah have mercy on him), "Is not the key to Paradise the testimony that there is no god but Allah?" He said, "Yes, but there is no key without teeth. If you come with a key that has teeth, it will open for you; otherwise, it will not open for you." The testimony that there is no god but Allah is the key to Paradise, and its teeth are the deeds. Whoever comes with the deeds, Paradise will open for him. Whoever abandons the deeds without an excuse, Paradise will not open for him. Yes.
The presenter:
The session has ended.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The questioner asks: Is one who does not fast, does not pay zakah, and does not perform Hajj, while he testifies that there is no god but Allah, considered a non-Muslim?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is not a Muslim if he abandons prayer, zakah, fasting, and Hajj by his own choice while he is able to do them. The testimony that there is no god but Allah has rights. It has rights that must be fulfilled. Prayer is one of its rights, and zakah is one of its rights. Fasting is one of its rights, and Hajj and 'Umrah are among the rights of the testimony that there is no god but Allah. So if he abandons any of its rights without an excuse, intentionally, he is not among the Muslims, and the testimony that there is no god but Allah does not benefit him because he has nullified it. It was said to Wahb ibn Munabbih (may Allah have mercy on him), "Is not the key to Paradise the testimony that there is no god but Allah?" He said, "Yes, but there is no key without teeth. If you come with a key that has teeth, it will open for you; otherwise, it will not open for you." The testimony that there is no god but Allah is the key to Paradise, and its teeth are the deeds. Whoever comes with the deeds, Paradise will open for him. Whoever abandons the deeds without an excuse, Paradise will not open for him. Yes.
The presenter:
The session has ended.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 15-09-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (34:08)
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