The validity of the prayer of one who commits violations
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am careful to maintain the prayers, but I commit some violations. Is my prayer valid? And what do you advise us, may Allah reward you?
Answer:
Yes, your prayer is valid if Allah the Exalted accepts it. You will be rewarded for it, but you will be sinful for the sins and disobedience you commit. Even if you are praying, you will be punished for them. You must repent from the sins and evil deeds. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-'Ankabut 29:45] The one who prays and maintains the prayer generally finds that his prayer restrains him from sins and disobedience. However, he may fall into some of them, in which case he repents to Allah the Exalted and hastens to repent. Even if he does not repent, his prayer is valid and he is rewarded for it, but he is punished for the sin he is persisting in. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am careful to maintain the prayers, but I commit some violations. Is my prayer valid? And what do you advise us, may Allah reward you?
Answer:
Yes, your prayer is valid if Allah the Exalted accepts it. You will be rewarded for it, but you will be sinful for the sins and disobedience you commit. Even if you are praying, you will be punished for them. You must repent from the sins and evil deeds. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing
وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/004 — archive.org (7:54)
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