Rulings on the one who abandons prayer in his life and after his death
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Question:
We ask Allah for well-being. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:5] This indicates that the one who does not establish prayer is not left alone, but is killed. We ask Allah for well-being. Who can tell us what are the rulings concerning the one who abandons prayer in his life and after his death? Please answer us, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
The one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever, a disbeliever, he has apostatized from Islam according to the most correct opinion of the scholars, and his wealth goes to the Bayt al-Mal (the public treasury). This is the correct view. Some scholars said he is not a disbeliever, but that he has committed a major sin. However, the correct view is that he is a disbeliever, even if he does not deny its obligation. As for if he says it is not obligatory, he becomes a disbeliever in the view of everyone. We ask Allah for well-being. But the correct view is that he is a disbeliever, even if he does not deny its obligation, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): This is how Musa narrated it in the Sahih. And he said: Mishkat al-Masabih 574 So I mention it, and Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2616Hasan (Darussalam) So the one who abandons it out of laziness, without denial, is a disbeliever in the most correct opinion of the scholars. No prayer is performed over him, and Muslims do not inherit from him, but his wealth goes to the Bayt al-Mal. As for if he denies its obligation, saying "prayer is not obligatory," his disbelief is greater in the view of all Muslims. He is a disbeliever in the view of everyone if he denies its obligation. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes. If he dies, let him be prayed over. If he dies, it is returned.
No prayer is performed over him; he is buried without prayer. We ask Allah for well-being. Because he is a disbeliever, and a disbeliever is not washed and no prayer is performed over him. But according to some scholars who do not consider him a disbeliever, but see him as a sinner, he is washed and prayer is performed over him. According to some scholars, because they hold that if he does not deny the obligation, he is called a sinner, one who has committed a great major sin, so he is washed and prayer is performed over him, out of consideration for those who said he is punished for his disbelief.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We ask Allah for well-being. Allah the Exalted said:
But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way
فَإِن تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُمْAnswer:
The one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever, a disbeliever, he has apostatized from Islam according to the most correct opinion of the scholars, and his wealth goes to the Bayt al-Mal (the public treasury). This is the correct view. Some scholars said he is not a disbeliever, but that he has committed a major sin. However, the correct view is that he is a disbeliever, even if he does not deny its obligation. As for if he says it is not obligatory, he becomes a disbeliever in the view of everyone. We ask Allah for well-being. But the correct view is that he is a disbeliever, even if he does not deny its obligation, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer
بين الرجل وبين الكفر والشرك تترك الصلاةas saying, “The covenant between us and them is prayer, so if anyone abandons
صلى الله عليه وسلم ألعهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة فمن تركهاThe head of the matter is Islam, and its pillar is the Salat
قال رأس الأمر الإسلام وعموده الصلاةNo prayer is performed over him; he is buried without prayer. We ask Allah for well-being. Because he is a disbeliever, and a disbeliever is not washed and no prayer is performed over him. But according to some scholars who do not consider him a disbeliever, but see him as a sinner, he is washed and prayer is performed over him. According to some scholars, because they hold that if he does not deny the obligation, he is called a sinner, one who has committed a great major sin, so he is washed and prayer is performed over him, out of consideration for those who said he is punished for his disbelief.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى الصلاة — islamhouse.com (55:28)
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