The Ruling on the One Who Deliberately Abandons the Prayer
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Question:
Your Prophet, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), knows that he has a duty and gives him wealth, but he does not accept it from those who are coming from the Fire.
Answer:
Yes, this is the correct position: the one who abandons the prayer intentionally is a disbeliever, even if he acknowledges its obligation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Between a person and disbelief or shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of the prayer.” This is in Muslim. This is the covenant between us and him regarding the prayer; so whoever abandons it has committed a major sin and has not distinguished between the one who denies its obligation and the one who acknowledges its obligation. Rather, he based the ruling on the abandonment itself, without specifying the reason. This is the correct position. Yes.
Your Prophet, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), knows that he has a duty and gives him wealth, but he does not accept it from those who are coming from the Fire.
Answer:
Yes, this is the correct position: the one who abandons the prayer intentionally is a disbeliever, even if he acknowledges its obligation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Between a person and disbelief or shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of the prayer.” This is in Muslim. This is the covenant between us and him regarding the prayer; so whoever abandons it has committed a major sin and has not distinguished between the one who denies its obligation and the one who acknowledges its obligation. Rather, he based the ruling on the abandonment itself, without specifying the reason. This is the correct position. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية/بيان عقيدة أهل السنة والجماعة/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:26:51)
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