The validity of the prayer of one who commits what is wrong
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says that he is careful to maintain the prayer, but he commits some of what is wrong. Are the prayers he has prayed in congregation valid? And what is your advice to him?
Answer:
The things that are wrong, short of shirk (associating partners with Allah), do not invalidate the prayer. His prayer is valid, and he is rewarded for it, and he sins by the disobedience and the evil deeds; he sins by them, but his prayer is valid and he is rewarded for it. The common case is that the one who is careful to maintain the prayer stops doing what is wrong. His saying, the Exalted:[Al-'Ankabut 29:45] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Honorable Shaykh, he says that he is careful to maintain the prayer, but he commits some of what is wrong. Are the prayers he has prayed in congregation valid? And what is your advice to him?
Answer:
The things that are wrong, short of shirk (associating partners with Allah), do not invalidate the prayer. His prayer is valid, and he is rewarded for it, and he sins by the disobedience and the evil deeds; he sins by them, but his prayer is valid and he is rewarded for it. The common case is that the one who is careful to maintain the prayer stops doing what is wrong. His saying, the Exalted:
and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing
وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/022 — archive.org (12:05)
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