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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who intentionally abandons the prayer

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Question:
Wadha' Fadl Allah, who resides in Hufar al-Batin, says: I read this hadith from the Prophet
as saying, “The covenant between us and them is prayer, so if anyone abandons it he has become an infidel.”صلى الله عليه وسلم العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة فمن تركها فقد كفر.
Mishkat al-Masabih 574
. He asks: Does this hadith include the Muslim who does not pray, but who is a Muslim and testifies
that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allahأن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله
Sahih Muslim 29
?

Answer:
The one who does not pray, who intentionally abandons the prayer, is not a Muslim until he repents to Allah and maintains the prayers at their appointed times and in congregation. Yes.

The presenter:
Yes.
Source قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7522 — youtube.com (8:04)

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