The Ruling on Praying for One Who Abandons Prayer for a Period and Then Returns
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying for a man who abandons prayer for a long period, then returns, and then abandons it again?
The Shaykh:
If he repents to Allah and maintains the prayer, he is prayed for, because whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance. As for the one who does not repent and dies while abandoning prayer, he is not prayed for, no supplication is made for him, and no forgiveness is sought for him; because he died upon other than Islam.
The presenter:
Very well.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying for a man who abandons prayer for a long period, then returns, and then abandons it again?
The Shaykh:
If he repents to Allah and maintains the prayer, he is prayed for, because whoever repents, Allah accepts his repentance. As for the one who does not repent and dies while abandoning prayer, he is not prayed for, no supplication is made for him, and no forgiveness is sought for him; because he died upon other than Islam.
The presenter:
Very well.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (1:01:17)
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