The Ruling on Praying the Funeral Prayer for One Who Neglects the Congregational Prayer
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Question:
The questioner says: A man is negligent in prayer, and we, the congregation of the mosque, bear witness that he was not among those who were consistent in praying in the mosque. Our question, may Allah preserve you: Do we pray the funeral prayer for him and seek forgiveness for him?
Answer:
If he prays, even if he leaves the congregation, as long as he prays and has not abandoned prayer, he is a Muslim who has left an obligatory duty, which is the congregational prayer, and this is a sin. So he is prayed over. But if he does not pray at all, neither with the congregation nor alone, then he is not prayed over. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: A man is negligent in prayer, and we, the congregation of the mosque, bear witness that he was not among those who were consistent in praying in the mosque. Our question, may Allah preserve you: Do we pray the funeral prayer for him and seek forgiveness for him?
Answer:
If he prays, even if he leaves the congregation, as long as he prays and has not abandoned prayer, he is a Muslim who has left an obligatory duty, which is the congregational prayer, and this is a sin. So he is prayed over. But if he does not pray at all, neither with the congregation nor alone, then he is not prayed over. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح فضل الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، سؤال حذيفة للنبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - عن الشر — islamhouse.com (1:09:49)
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