What is the ruling on one who consistently abandons the witr prayer and the sunnah of Fajr?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on the one who abandons the witr prayer and consistently abandons the sunnah of the Fajr prayer?

Answer:
This is a person who is negligent. In fact, it is narrated from Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: The one who consistently abandons the witr prayer, his testimony is not accepted, because he is a man of evil. According to Imam Abu Hanifah, the witr is obligatory, not a sunnah; it is obligatory according to Abu Hanifah. The witr is emphasized, and the two rak'ahs of Fajr: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave them, neither while resident nor while traveling. This indicates that it is an emphasized sunnah that it is not permissible for a person, or rather, it is not befitting for a person, to abandon it. Because it is an emphasized sunnah, if he abandons it, he is shortcoming and negligent.