The ruling on the fasting of one who neglects the prayers

Question:
Some people say to you, Honorable Shaykh: He eats the pre-dawn meal, then sleeps until after the midday prayer, so he misses more than one obligatory prayer in that time. Is his fast valid?

Answer:
He fasted but neglected the prayers, and the prayer is more emphasized than fasting. He must fear Allah and maintain the prayers at their appointed times, in congregation, as the Mighty and Majestic said: .
And Allah the Mighty and Majestic has threatened those who let the prayer go past its time. He the Exalted said: They neglect the times of the prayer; they sleep, and when they get up they pray, and they do not care about it. This is negligence and loss, and they are threatened with severe warning: This does not mean that they do not pray. "They neglected the prayer" means that they do not pray, because the one who does not pray is a disbeliever. Rather, this person prays; he did not abandon the prayer, but he did not keep it at its time and in congregation. So he is threatened with severe warning. He is threatened with wail, and he is threatened with al-Ghayy, which is a valley in Hellfire. So he must repent to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. The obligatory prayer is more emphasized than fasting. The prayer is the second pillar; it is the second of the pillars of Islam after the two testimonies. As for fasting, it is the fourth of the pillars of Islam. And his fasting does not stand firm with the neglect of the prayer. Yes.