What is the ruling on performing the funeral prayer for one who abandons the prayer out of laziness?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if one abandons the prayer out of laziness, is he washed, is the funeral prayer performed for him, and is he buried in the Muslim cemeteries?
Answer:
If he prays, but perhaps he is late or does not pray with the congregation, yet he does not abandon it entirely, then the funeral prayer is performed for him; he is considered among the sinners, he is considered among the sinners. But if he abandons the prayer and does not pray at all, not in the mosque, not in his house, not in its time, and not outside its time, and he abandons the prayer, and you know this about him, then do not perform the funeral prayer for him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if one abandons the prayer out of laziness, is he washed, is the funeral prayer performed for him, and is he buried in the Muslim cemeteries?
Answer:
If he prays, but perhaps he is late or does not pray with the congregation, yet he does not abandon it entirely, then the funeral prayer is performed for him; he is considered among the sinners, he is considered among the sinners. But if he abandons the prayer and does not pray at all, not in the mosque, not in his house, not in its time, and not outside its time, and he abandons the prayer, and you know this about him, then do not perform the funeral prayer for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [585 -2802] ما حكم الصلاة على من ترك الصلاة تكاسلا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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