I did not maintain the prayer and fasting due to my ignorance, and I was told that I do not have to make up Ramadan because I am considered a disbeliever. What is the validity of this statement?

Question:
I forgot to mention to you, and in that which you asked about, that I was not maintaining the prayer at that time due to my ignorance. And when I did pray, I would pray without khushu' (humility), and I did not know its importance or necessity. So I said in one instance, and one of the sisters said to me, "You do not have to make up the fast, because you were not praying, and the one who does not pray is considered a disbeliever."

Answer:
Yes, that is so. If you were neglecting the prayer during that period, those years in which you were not fasting Ramadan, and you were neglecting the prayer, then you were not upon Islam. And even if you fasted, your fast was not valid. The ruling to make up the fast is only if you were maintaining the prayer, but you left off fasting on the excuse of weakness, as you mentioned. Yes.