The Ruling on One Who Does Not Pray and Guidance for the Wife
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah reward you, how do you guide a woman whose husband does not pray at all, and likewise one who prays sometimes and leaves it off other times?
Answer:
Prayer is the pillar of Islam; whoever preserves it preserves his religion, and whoever neglects it neglects his religion. The noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2616Hasan (Darussalam) So the one who does not pray is a disbeliever according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions, and he has committed a great evil and a major sin, provided he does not deny its obligation. As for if he denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever according to all the scholars, even if he performs it. But if he says it is obligatory but he is lax and does not pray, he is also a disbeliever according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions, based on his saying: "The covenant between us and them is prayer, so whoever leaves it has disbelieved." If the wife knows that her husband does not pray, she does not stay with him; she goes to her people and does not allow him access to herself. So it is obligatory for her to allow him access to herself, and to go to her people, and to bring the matter to the court if he does not divorce her.
So it is obligatory for every Muslim to fear Allah, and to preserve this prayer, and to perform it in its time with the Muslims, and to beware of leaving it and being lax with it, for it is the pillar of Islam, and it is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam. So it is obligatory to preserve it, care for it, and perform it with the Muslims in the houses of Allah the Exalted. This is what is obligatory for every Muslim woman: to preserve it and perform it in its time. The man performs it in congregation in the houses of Allah, and it is obligatory to beware of leaving it. Both men and women should beware of leaving it, because leaving it is disbelief, misguidance, and exiting Islam. We ask Allah for safety, we ask Allah for guidance for everyone, we ask Allah for guidance for everyone. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah reward you, how do you guide a woman whose husband does not pray at all, and likewise one who prays sometimes and leaves it off other times?
Answer:
Prayer is the pillar of Islam; whoever preserves it preserves his religion, and whoever neglects it neglects his religion. The noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Between the man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is leaving the prayer,
بين الرجل وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاة،The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة فمن تركها فقد كفر،The head of the matter is Islam, and its pillar is the Salat
رأس الأمر الإسلام وعموده الصلاة،So it is obligatory for every Muslim to fear Allah, and to preserve this prayer, and to perform it in its time with the Muslims, and to beware of leaving it and being lax with it, for it is the pillar of Islam, and it is the second pillar of the pillars of Islam. So it is obligatory to preserve it, care for it, and perform it with the Muslims in the houses of Allah the Exalted. This is what is obligatory for every Muslim woman: to preserve it and perform it in its time. The man performs it in congregation in the houses of Allah, and it is obligatory to beware of leaving it. Both men and women should beware of leaving it, because leaving it is disbelief, misguidance, and exiting Islam. We ask Allah for safety, we ask Allah for guidance for everyone, we ask Allah for guidance for everyone. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الصلاة — islamhouse.com (43:21)
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