The ruling on keeping a wife who abandons the prayer
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Question:
The questioner : I have married a young woman, and, praise be to Allah, she has borne me a son. However, she did not pray, so I taught her the prayer and the matters of her religion. Unfortunately, when I am present in the house, she prays, but when I am absent, she does not pray, and I have learned of this. Likewise, the family members do not pray at all. So what is my position, given the situation described, regarding the family and this wife? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the prayer is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam after the two testimonies, and it is the pillar of Islam. It is the first thing for which the servant will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection from his religion. If it is accepted, the rest of his deeds will be accepted, and if it is rejected, the rest of his deeds will be rejected. And Allah said:[Al-'Ankabut 29:45] [Al-'Ankabut 29:45]. And He the Exalted and Majestic said: [Al-Baqarah 2:45]. And He the Exalted and Majestic said: [Al-Baqarah 2:153].
The status of the prayer in Islam is great, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 574
Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And the texts on this are numerous, indicating that abandoning the prayer is disbelief that expels one from the religion, even if one does not deny its obligation, according to the correct opinion of the scholars. The one who does not pray has no share in Islam, as 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said. In fact, he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There is no share in Islam for the one who abandons the prayer. This is a well-known matter among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sahih Muslim 654b Establishing the rows. The one who does not establish the prayer has no share in Islam. What the questioner mentioned, that his wife does not pray, and that he ordered her to pray, so she began to pray part of the prayer and leave out the rest, means she is not a Muslim woman, and it is not permissible to keep her. As Allah the Exalted said: "And do not hold on to the bonds of disbelief." As Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:221] It is obligatory for you to separate from her. If she does not repent to Allah, but if she repents and maintains the prayer, then it is obligatory for you to renew the marriage contract with her; because the first contract, as long as she does not pray, is not valid. This is the correct view. Do not the evidences indicate this?
The matter of the prayer is great. How can a person say that he is a Muslim, and that he believes in Allah and the Last Day, while he does not fear Allah, and does not establish the prayer which is the pillar of Islam, and does not listen to these verses and these hadiths indicating the disbelief of the one who abandons the prayer and is negligent with it? We ask Allah for safety. May Allah reward you with good, and may He reward you well.
The questioner : I have married a young woman, and, praise be to Allah, she has borne me a son. However, she did not pray, so I taught her the prayer and the matters of her religion. Unfortunately, when I am present in the house, she prays, but when I am absent, she does not pray, and I have learned of this. Likewise, the family members do not pray at all. So what is my position, given the situation described, regarding the family and this wife? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the prayer is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam after the two testimonies, and it is the pillar of Islam. It is the first thing for which the servant will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection from his religion. If it is accepted, the rest of his deeds will be accepted, and if it is rejected, the rest of his deeds will be rejected. And Allah said:
and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits
وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِimmorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do.
عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَAnd seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah]
وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَO you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَThe status of the prayer in Islam is great, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
God’s Messenger as saying, “The covenant between us and them is prayer
صلى الله عليه وسلم العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة يعني بيننا وبين الكفار. نعم.prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
الصلاة فمن تركها فقد كفرBetween the servant and disbelief or shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of the prayer. Reported by Muslim.
بين العبد وبين الكفر أو الشرك ترك الصلاة. رجع مسلمI have seen the time when no one stayed away from it, except a hypocrite, who was well known for his hypocrisy, whereas a man would be brought swaying (due to weakness) between two men
ولقد رأيتنا وما يتخلف عنها إلا منافق معلوم النفاق، ولقد كان الرجل يؤتى به يهادى بين الرجلين حتىAnd do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you.
وَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ وَلَأَمَةٌ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْThe matter of the prayer is great. How can a person say that he is a Muslim, and that he believes in Allah and the Last Day, while he does not fear Allah, and does not establish the prayer which is the pillar of Islam, and does not listen to these verses and these hadiths indicating the disbelief of the one who abandons the prayer and is negligent with it? We ask Allah for safety. May Allah reward you with good, and may He reward you well.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما موقفي من زوجتي إذا كانت تصلي في حضوري وعندما أغيب لا تصلي وما موقفي من أهلها الذين لا يصلون...؟ — youtube.com
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