The ruling on one who abandons fasting while deeming it permissible or out of laziness
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it correct to say that one who abandons fasting is a disbeliever in some countries but not in others, because it is known from the religion by necessity among the people of that country?
Answer:
If one abandons fasting while deeming it permissible to do so, and says that fasting is not obligatory and not required, then he is a disbeliever by the consensus of the Muslims, because he is denying Allah, His Messenger, and what is known from the religion by necessity. However, if he acknowledges the obligation of fasting but abandons it out of laziness and weakness, then he is the doer of a major sin. He must repent, and he must make up the day or days he did not fast.
The questioner asks: Is it correct to say that one who abandons fasting is a disbeliever in some countries but not in others, because it is known from the religion by necessity among the people of that country?
Answer:
If one abandons fasting while deeming it permissible to do so, and says that fasting is not obligatory and not required, then he is a disbeliever by the consensus of the Muslims, because he is denying Allah, His Messenger, and what is known from the religion by necessity. However, if he acknowledges the obligation of fasting but abandons it out of laziness and weakness, then he is the doer of a major sin. He must repent, and he must make up the day or days he did not fast.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يصح القول بأن تارك الصوم كافر في بعض البلاد دون بعض لكونه معلومًا من الدين بالضرورة عند... — youtube.com
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