Who says "La ilaha illa Allah" but does not pray at all, is he considered a Muslim?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what about the one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" but does not pray at all; is he considered a Muslim? He has not fulfilled the right of "La ilaha illa Allah," and its greatest right is the prayer.
Answer:
Therefore, the prayer came after the two testimonies. It came after the two testimonies. And what is the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah"?
Its meaning is servitude, and the greatest of servitude is prayer.[At-Tawbah 9:5] Recitation, which is the last verse, [At-Tawbah 9:11] except that the one who does not pray is not left alone, and the one who does not pray is not among our brothers in religion. The one who abandons prayer intentionally—this is why the people of the Fire, when they are asked on the Day of Resurrection, [Al-Muddaththir 74:42-43] Is there anything clearer than this? Is there anything clearer than this? [Al-Muddaththir 74:43] And Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, informed about the refusal: [Al-Mursalat 77:48] They do not bow down. So the one who does not pray is a disbeliever. Sunan Ibn Majah 1078Sahih (Darussalam) This is an authentic hadith. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what about the one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" but does not pray at all; is he considered a Muslim? He has not fulfilled the right of "La ilaha illa Allah," and its greatest right is the prayer.
Answer:
Therefore, the prayer came after the two testimonies. It came after the two testimonies. And what is the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah"?
Its meaning is servitude, and the greatest of servitude is prayer.
But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way
فَإِن تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُمْthey are your brothers in religion
فاخوانكم في الدين(42) [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?" (43) They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَWe were not of those who prayed,
لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَAnd when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَBetween a person and Kufr (disbelief) is abandoning the prayer.
بين العبد وبين الكفر ترك الصلاة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [39 -521] من قال "لا إله إلا الله" وهو لا يصلي البتة، هل يُعد مسلماً؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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