The ruling on one who intentionally abandons the prayers, then repents, and the ruling on his marriage contract
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says that he used to abandon the prayers intentionally, then he repented to Allah. What is the ruling on the prayers that he abandoned intentionally? He says that he testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and that he is married. What is the ruling on his marriage contract that he concluded?
Answer:
Abandoning the prayer intentionally invalidates his Islam. Between the servant and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) lies abandoning the prayer. So he must repent to Allah and maintain the prayers in the future, and he does not make up what he missed. He starts anew and renews the contract with his wife. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says that he used to abandon the prayers intentionally, then he repented to Allah. What is the ruling on the prayers that he abandoned intentionally? He says that he testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and that he is married. What is the ruling on his marriage contract that he concluded?
Answer:
Abandoning the prayer intentionally invalidates his Islam. Between the servant and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) lies abandoning the prayer. So he must repent to Allah and maintain the prayers in the future, and he does not make up what he missed. He starts anew and renews the contract with his wife. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب السترة أمام المصلي وحكم المرور دونها — islamhouse.com (1:05:08)
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