Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of a relative who died while abandoning prayer out of laziness
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My uncle passed away while he was not praying, even though he acknowledged that prayer is obligatory, but he abandoned it out of laziness. Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah or Hajj on his behalf?
Answer:
The correct view is that he died upon other than Islam if he intentionally abandoned prayer, even if he acknowledged its obligation. The correct view is that he is a disbeliever, and that one does not supplicate for him or seek forgiveness for him, because he died upon other than Islam, may Allah protect us from that. There is no religion for one who does not pray. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My uncle passed away while he was not praying, even though he acknowledged that prayer is obligatory, but he abandoned it out of laziness. Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah or Hajj on his behalf?
Answer:
The correct view is that he died upon other than Islam if he intentionally abandoned prayer, even if he acknowledged its obligation. The correct view is that he is a disbeliever, and that one does not supplicate for him or seek forgiveness for him, because he died upon other than Islam, may Allah protect us from that. There is no religion for one who does not pray. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (50:19)
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