The ruling on one who intentionally leaves a prayer until its time has passed, and making it up

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who intentionally leaves a single prayer until its time has passed? And is it prescribed for him to make it up?

Answer:
His ruling is that he must be careful to maintain the prayer. However, he is not declared a disbeliever until, as you heard, the one in authority calls him to prayer. The one in authority is the imam, or the imam’s son who commands prayer. If he persists and the time for the second prayer becomes narrow, he is judged as a disbeliever. As for one who leaves it intentionally, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement. Yes, some hold that it is not valid from him if he delays it past its time, even if he prays it. This is based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) , which indicates that the intentional one does not pray it. Rather, it is obligatory for him to repent to Allah and be careful to maintain the prayer. This indicates the gravity of that act. It indicates the gravity if he intentionally leaves a prayer and takes it out of its proper time. Then, if he persists, he is declared a disbeliever by some scholars. Yes.