A man abandoned prayer for years; what is obligatory upon him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is obligatory upon a man who has abandoned prayer for approximately seven years, denying its obligation?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to repent and enter Islam anew. Or if he abandoned it intentionally, this also makes him a disbeliever; he must enter Islam anew. Yes. As for the one who abandons it out of laziness, abandoning it out of laziness, this, as we mentioned, the correct view is that he becomes a disbeliever and enters Islam anew. Some scholars say that he does not become a disbeliever, so he must make up all the prayers.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is obligatory upon a man who has abandoned prayer for approximately seven years, denying its obligation?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to repent and enter Islam anew. Or if he abandoned it intentionally, this also makes him a disbeliever; he must enter Islam anew. Yes. As for the one who abandons it out of laziness, abandoning it out of laziness, this, as we mentioned, the correct view is that he becomes a disbeliever and enters Islam anew. Some scholars say that he does not become a disbeliever, so he must make up all the prayers.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1997 -2802] رجل ترك الصلاة لسنوات؛ فما الواجب عليه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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