The ruling on one who prays some of the prayers and leaves off others
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the stronger position regarding one who prays and leaves off some of the prayers, with mention of the evidence for what you say?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Tell us all, Honorable Shaykh. The means of repentance says: What is the stronger position regarding one who prays and leaves off some of the prayers, with mention of the evidence for what you say?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one who prays some of the prayers and leaves off some of them intentionally is a disbeliever. Yes. And he is like the one who left off all the prayers, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[Al-Baqarah 2:238]. And He did not say: “Guard some of them.”
Because this is like the one who believes in part of the Book and disbelieves in part. All the prayers are obligatory, and He made them all obligatory upon the Muslim: five prayers He made obligatory upon the Muslim in the day and the night. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not distinguish between them; they are all obligatory. So it is not permissible for him to pray some of the prayers and leave off some of them. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1078Sahih (Darussalam), and he did not specify, saying: “Leaving off all the prayers.” Rather, he said: “Leaving off the prayer.” So merely leaving off the prayer makes one a disbeliever, even if it is only one prayer. So upon this, he should repent to Allah the Exalted and strive to keep up all the prayers.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the stronger position regarding one who prays and leaves off some of the prayers, with mention of the evidence for what you say?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Tell us all, Honorable Shaykh. The means of repentance says: What is the stronger position regarding one who prays and leaves off some of the prayers, with mention of the evidence for what you say?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one who prays some of the prayers and leaves off some of them intentionally is a disbeliever. Yes. And he is like the one who left off all the prayers, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِBecause this is like the one who believes in part of the Book and disbelieves in part. All the prayers are obligatory, and He made them all obligatory upon the Muslim: five prayers He made obligatory upon the Muslim in the day and the night. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not distinguish between them; they are all obligatory. So it is not permissible for him to pray some of the prayers and leave off some of them. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Between a person and Kufr (disbelief) is abandoning the prayer.
بين العبد وبين الكفر ترك الصلاة
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