Does Allah accept the fasting of one who does not pray?
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Question:
May Allah bless you. This questioner is from Sudan; he has used the code name Abu Muhammad. He says: There are people who fast in Ramadan but do not pray. Will their fasting be accepted in such a case? We ask for your guidance.
Answer:
One who abandons the prayer intentionally, his fasting and everything else is not valid, because he is considered a disbeliever. This is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Between a person and disbelief and kufr (disbelief) is the abandonment of the prayer." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Therefore, their fasting is not valid as long as they are abandoning the prayer entirely and intentionally, because acts of worship are only valid from a believer, and these people are not believers, so their acts of worship are not valid due to their intentional abandonment of the prayer. Yes.
May Allah bless you. This questioner is from Sudan; he has used the code name Abu Muhammad. He says: There are people who fast in Ramadan but do not pray. Will their fasting be accepted in such a case? We ask for your guidance.
Answer:
One who abandons the prayer intentionally, his fasting and everything else is not valid, because he is considered a disbeliever. This is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Between a person and disbelief and kufr (disbelief) is the abandonment of the prayer." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The covenant between Us and them is the prayer, so whoever abandons it has committed kufr (disbelief),
العهد الذي بيننا وبينه بالصلاة، فمن تركها فقد كفر،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يقبل الله صيام من لا يصلي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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