Does the hadith (Five prayers were made obligatory by Allah) indicate that the one who abandons prayer is not a disbeliever?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it was reported fromMishkat al-Masabih 570. The question is: Some people use this hadith as evidence that the one who abandons prayer is not a disbeliever. What is the basis of their argument, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
The basis is that it does not mention that he becomes a disbeliever, butSunan Abi Dawud 425Sahih (Al-Albani), however, there is other evidence besides this regarding the disbelief of the one who abandons prayer, as he said Mishkat al-Masabih 574 if he abandons it, he has committed disbelief. This is a clear hadith regarding the disbelief of the one who intentionally abandons prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it was reported from
God’s Messenger as saying, “Five times of prayer have been prescribed by God. If anyone performs the ablution for them well, observes them at their proper time, and perfectly performs the bowing and showing of submissiveness during them, he has a covenant from God to forgive him; but if anyone does not do so, he has no covenant. If He wills He may forgive him, but if He wills He may punish him.”
رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال خمس صلوات افترضهن الله من أحسن وضوءهن وصلاهن لوقتهن فأتم ركوعهن وخشوعهن كان له عند الله عهد أن يغفر له، ومن لم يفعل فليس له عند الله عهد إن شاء غفر له وإن شاء عذبهAnswer:
The basis is that it does not mention that he becomes a disbeliever, but
there is no guarantee for him on the part of Allah; He may pardon him if He wills, and punish him if He wills.
ليس له عند الله عهد إن شاء غفر له وإن شاء عذبهas saying, “The covenant between us and them is prayer, so if anyone abandons it he has become an infidel.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها فقد كفر
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 533- هل يدل حديث (خمس صلوات افترضهن الله) على عدم كفر تارك الصلاة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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