The ruling on one who is negligent in prayer or abandons some of it
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The questioner:
Our question is about prayer. One of the brothers asks: If a person abandons prayer out of negligence and laziness, or if he prays it at home, if he prays the four obligatory prayers and abandons the Fajr prayer, if he prays one obligatory prayer and abandons another, if he prays two and is late for some, if he prays according to his free time from work and according to his mood, we ask for advice or a remedy for this matter?
The Shaykh:
Abandoning prayer is a great evil, indeed it is open disbelief, even if he abandons some of it and performs some of it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . When he was asked about the rulers who are established over them or who emerge against them, he forbade fighting them, saying: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 38:147. In the other wording, he said: except if you see Sahih Muslim 1855a. This indicates that not establishing prayer is open disbelief.
As for the one who prays at home and does not pray with the congregation, he is a sinner, not a disbeliever. He prays at home, so is he a sinner resembling the people of hypocrisy, but he is not a disbeliever. Rather, he deserves to be punished and disciplined until he prays with the congregation in the mosques of Allah. And the one who prays some and leaves some is also a disbeliever. He prays the Zuhr and 'Asr and leaves the Maghrib and 'Isha', or he prays the Zuhr and 'Asr and leaves the Fajr; abandoning it makes him a disbeliever, we seek refuge in Allah. Until he prays all of them, or he prays only the Jumu'ah and leaves the whole week; this is a disbeliever, we seek refuge in Allah, according to the correct view. There is a statement from the scholars if he did not deny its obligation. Some of the scholars say that he is not a disbeliever, but he is a great sinner, greater than the fornicator and the thief, but he is not a disbeliever if he did not deny its obligation. As for if he denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever by consensus. But the correct of the scholars' opinions is that he is a disbeliever with major disbelief, even if he did not deny the obligation, as long as he abandoned it out of negligence. We ask Allah for guidance and well-being for everyone.
The questioner:
The games, and I do not know if there is a need to mention the name now, but I am willing to mention it, and for you in a special way, hoping for your understanding, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh:
If your phone comes.
The questioner:
The brother, meaning the one who asked the question, will, if Allah wills, be lenient with a Shaykh, if Allah wills, and he will warn him about these matters. If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
May Allah bless you, may Allah reward you with good.
Our question is about prayer. One of the brothers asks: If a person abandons prayer out of negligence and laziness, or if he prays it at home, if he prays the four obligatory prayers and abandons the Fajr prayer, if he prays one obligatory prayer and abandons another, if he prays two and is late for some, if he prays according to his free time from work and according to his mood, we ask for advice or a remedy for this matter?
The Shaykh:
Abandoning prayer is a great evil, indeed it is open disbelief, even if he abandons some of it and performs some of it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The covenant between us and them is prayer, so whoever abandons it has disbelieved
العهد الذي بيننا وبينه الصلاة، فمن ترك فقد كفرBetween a man and disbelief and [shirk] is the abandonment of prayer,
بين الرجل وبين كفر وشيء فك الصلاة،Except if you see open disbelief
إلا أن ترى كفرا بواحاas long as they establish prayer among you
ما أقاموا فيكم الصلاةAs for the one who prays at home and does not pray with the congregation, he is a sinner, not a disbeliever. He prays at home, so is he a sinner resembling the people of hypocrisy, but he is not a disbeliever. Rather, he deserves to be punished and disciplined until he prays with the congregation in the mosques of Allah. And the one who prays some and leaves some is also a disbeliever. He prays the Zuhr and 'Asr and leaves the Maghrib and 'Isha', or he prays the Zuhr and 'Asr and leaves the Fajr; abandoning it makes him a disbeliever, we seek refuge in Allah. Until he prays all of them, or he prays only the Jumu'ah and leaves the whole week; this is a disbeliever, we seek refuge in Allah, according to the correct view. There is a statement from the scholars if he did not deny its obligation. Some of the scholars say that he is not a disbeliever, but he is a great sinner, greater than the fornicator and the thief, but he is not a disbeliever if he did not deny its obligation. As for if he denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever by consensus. But the correct of the scholars' opinions is that he is a disbeliever with major disbelief, even if he did not deny the obligation, as long as he abandoned it out of negligence. We ask Allah for guidance and well-being for everyone.
The questioner:
The games, and I do not know if there is a need to mention the name now, but I am willing to mention it, and for you in a special way, hoping for your understanding, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh:
If your phone comes.
The questioner:
The brother, meaning the one who asked the question, will, if Allah wills, be lenient with a Shaykh, if Allah wills, and he will warn him about these matters. If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
May Allah bless you, may Allah reward you with good.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - ٦٩ — archive.org (34:20)
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