The Ruling on Praying for the Atheists and Those Who Abandon Prayer
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Question:
This questioner says: What do we say about one who prays over atheists and those who deliberately abandon prayer? He says: We are in a Muslim land, not a land of disbelievers?
Answer:
One who displays Islam and nothing else is displayed over him, you pray over him. As for one who displays disbelief and atheism, we do not pray over him, even if he is in the land of Islam.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: What do we say about one who prays over atheists and those who deliberately abandon prayer? He says: We are in a Muslim land, not a land of disbelievers?
Answer:
One who displays Islam and nothing else is displayed over him, you pray over him. As for one who displays disbelief and atheism, we do not pray over him, even if he is in the land of Islam.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح نواقض الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من الناقض الخامس : من أبغض شيئًا مما جاء به الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - ولو عمل به؛ كفر — islamhouse.com (24:11)
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