I have a brother who does not pray except for Jumu'ah and Ramadan, and I advise him, but he does not listen to my advice. How do I guide him to maintain his prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. One of the listeners says: Honorable Shaykh, I have a brother who does not pray except for Jumu'ah and Ramadan, and I advise him, but he does not listen to my advice. How do I guide him to maintain his prayer, knowing that he has a receptive soul for this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Convey to him that whoever abandons the prayer intentionally is a disbeliever who has exited the religion of Islam, unless the intention of the question is that he does not pray in congregation, but rather prays at home and does not abandon the prayer. In that case, he is abandoning an obligatory duty, but he is not a disbeliever; rather, he is abandoning a great obligatory duty, which is the congregational prayer. However, if he does not pray at all, neither at home nor in congregation, then he is a disbeliever in Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and he has exited the religion of Islam. His Jumu'ah prayer is not valid, his fasting of Ramadan is not valid, and no deed of his is valid until he establishes the prayer as Allah the Glorious and Exalted has commanded. Indeed, 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 deeds. 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. The prayer is not a trivial matter; rather, it is the pillar of Islam, and there is no share in Islam for one who abandons the prayer. So convey this to him and advise him, perhaps Allah will guide him thereby and benefit him thereby. And repeat it to him, perhaps Allah will accept his repentance. And if he has relatives among his brothers or kin, you must also convey this to them so that they advise him and rebuke him, perhaps Allah will guide him. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. One of the listeners says: Honorable Shaykh, I have a brother who does not pray except for Jumu'ah and Ramadan, and I advise him, but he does not listen to my advice. How do I guide him to maintain his prayer, knowing that he has a receptive soul for this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Convey to him that whoever abandons the prayer intentionally is a disbeliever who has exited the religion of Islam, unless the intention of the question is that he does not pray in congregation, but rather prays at home and does not abandon the prayer. In that case, he is abandoning an obligatory duty, but he is not a disbeliever; rather, he is abandoning a great obligatory duty, which is the congregational prayer. However, if he does not pray at all, neither at home nor in congregation, then he is a disbeliever in Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and he has exited the religion of Islam. His Jumu'ah prayer is not valid, his fasting of Ramadan is not valid, and no deed of his is valid until he establishes the prayer as Allah the Glorious and Exalted has commanded. Indeed, 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 deeds. 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. The prayer is not a trivial matter; rather, it is the pillar of Islam, and there is no share in Islam for one who abandons the prayer. So convey this to him and advise him, perhaps Allah will guide him thereby and benefit him thereby. And repeat it to him, perhaps Allah will accept his repentance. And if he has relatives among his brothers or kin, you must also convey this to them so that they advise him and rebuke him, perhaps Allah will guide him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، عندي أخ لا يصلي غير الجمعة وشهر رمضان، وأنصحه، ولكن لا يستمع لنصيحتي، كيف أرشده ليحافظ على صلاته؟ — youtube.com
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