Will Allah accept the repentance of one who abandons the prayer, then is consistent with it, then abandons it again, then returns, and so on?
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I am a student. I did not pray at the beginning of my life. One day, I performed 'Umrah and repented. After that, when I returned to my country, after a week, I went back to not praying. Now I have come to perform 'Umrah and I want to repent. Will Allah accept my repentance?
Answer:
Do not delay repentance until 'Umrah. Repent to Allah immediately. Maintain the prayer in any place. Or, if you delay repentance until 'Umrah, repent to Allah in any place, hasten to repent, and maintain the prayer so that your 'Umrah is valid. As for one who performs 'Umrah while not praying, or one who performs Hajj while not praying, his 'Umrah is not valid, and his Hajj is not valid until he establishes the prayer. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I am a student. I did not pray at the beginning of my life. One day, I performed 'Umrah and repented. After that, when I returned to my country, after a week, I went back to not praying. Now I have come to perform 'Umrah and I want to repent. Will Allah accept my repentance?
Answer:
Do not delay repentance until 'Umrah. Repent to Allah immediately. Maintain the prayer in any place. Or, if you delay repentance until 'Umrah, repent to Allah in any place, hasten to repent, and maintain the prayer so that your 'Umrah is valid. As for one who performs 'Umrah while not praying, or one who performs Hajj while not praying, his 'Umrah is not valid, and his Hajj is not valid until he establishes the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يقبل الله توبة من يترك الصلاة، ثم يواظب عليها، ثم يتركها، ثم يرجع، وهكذا؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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