Making up the prayers a Muslim intentionally abandoned and then repented for

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A Muslim man abandoned the prayer for two months intentionally, then he returned, repented, and started praying. His question is: Is it obligatory for him to make up the prayers of the past two months?

Answer:
Without a doubt, it is obligatory for him to do so. It is obligatory for him to make up the prayers he abandoned in order. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and he did not mention the one who abandons it intentionally, which indicates that he becomes a disbeliever if he abandons the prayer intentionally. So he must repent and renew his faith anew, and this is the apparent meaning of the hadith. But as a precaution, and since the prayers are few, he makes them up. Yes.