The ruling on one who prays without ablution intentionally

The questioner:
The prayer of shepherds.

The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible for him to continue in the prayer, and if he continues, his prayer is invalid. The prayer of those behind him is also invalid because it is not valid.

The questioner:
He did it, but.

The Shaykh:
No, this does not make him a disbeliever, but he has erred in this. According to some scholars, if he intentionally prays without ablution, they rule that he has committed apostasy because he is one who treats religion with contempt, as he is among those who treat it with contempt, so they rule that he has committed apostasy. However, if he did it out of ignorance, or out of negligence, or with the intention of doing it, this is considered an error; his prayer is invalid, but he is not ruled to be a disbeliever. Yes.

The questioner:
I see.

The Shaykh:
And the whole matter is one thing; the point is the prayer. I am praying, whether I performed ablution or not, we say this is apostasy, that he is denying Allah and His Messenger and the consensus of the Muslims.

The questioner:
The Friday prayer, a point known regarding the ruling, except that he completed his prayer and he had performed the prayer

The Shaykh:
This is the point of disagreement. The scholars said that he is not ruled to have committed apostasy, but it is correct, if Allah wills, that he does not commit apostasy, because he did not consider this act permissible; he did not consider it permissible.