The Response to Those Who Cite Divine Guidance as an Excuse for Abandoning Prayer
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The questioner:
And between the two verses, there are those who say, "If Allah had guided me, I would have prayed the prayer and followed it."
The Shaykh:
Is this from the Jabriyyah or not? This is fallacious. You ask him and say to him: Are you able to stand up and pray, or not? If he says no, he is a liar. If he says yes, I am able, you say: Why do you not stand up? You are the one who chose to abandon the prayer by your own choice. Since you are able to pray, why do you not pray with it?
If he says he is not able, he is a liar. If he says he is able, he is refuted, for he has intentionally abandoned the prayer while being able to perform it. So do not address him by the prior decree and prior divine decree; address him by his own ability. Are you able or not? Either he will lie, or he will tell the truth and contradict himself. Yes.
And between the two verses, there are those who say, "If Allah had guided me, I would have prayed the prayer and followed it."
The Shaykh:
Is this from the Jabriyyah or not? This is fallacious. You ask him and say to him: Are you able to stand up and pray, or not? If he says no, he is a liar. If he says yes, I am able, you say: Why do you not stand up? You are the one who chose to abandon the prayer by your own choice. Since you are able to pray, why do you not pray with it?
If he says he is not able, he is a liar. If he says he is able, he is refuted, for he has intentionally abandoned the prayer while being able to perform it. So do not address him by the prior decree and prior divine decree; address him by his own ability. Are you able or not? Either he will lie, or he will tell the truth and contradict himself. Yes.
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