Is the funeral prayer performed for one who abandons the prayer?
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Question:
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: Is the funeral prayer performed for one who abandons the prayer?
Answer:
As for the one whose disbelief is held, meaning the one who abandons the prayer intentionally and denies its obligation, he is not prayed over by consensus. As for the one who abandons it out of laziness while acknowledging its obligation, there is scholarly disagreement regarding the one whose disbelief is held; he is not prayed over.
I ask Allah to do you good. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: Is the funeral prayer performed for one who abandons the prayer?
Answer:
As for the one whose disbelief is held, meaning the one who abandons the prayer intentionally and denies its obligation, he is not prayed over by consensus. As for the one who abandons it out of laziness while acknowledging its obligation, there is scholarly disagreement regarding the one whose disbelief is held; he is not prayed over.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2545- 4717] هل يصلى على جنازة تارك الصلاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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