The Meaning of Ahl al-Qiblah and the Ruling on the One Who Abandons Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does calling a Muslim one of the people of the qiblah indicate that the one who does not pray is not a Muslim?
Answer:
The one who does not pray is not among the people of the qiblah; the one who does not pray is not a Muslim. Yes, prayer is the pillar of Islam. The one who abandons it intentionally is not a Muslim. He must repent to Allah the Exalted and preserve the prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does calling a Muslim one of the people of the qiblah indicate that the one who does not pray is not a Muslim?
Answer:
The one who does not pray is not among the people of the qiblah; the one who does not pray is not a Muslim. Yes, prayer is the pillar of Islam. The one who abandons it intentionally is not a Muslim. He must repent to Allah the Exalted and preserve the prayer. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 08-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (55:06)
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