Is the one who abandons prayer a negligent disbeliever whose disbelief expels him from the religion?
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The questioner:
Is the one who abandons prayer a negligent disbeliever whose disbelief expels him from the religion?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that the one who abandons prayer out of negligence is a disbeliever whose disbelief expels him from the religion; as evidenced by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and when disbelief is known with the definite article, it means major shirk (associating partners with Allah),
The questioner:
No, I am not in a hurry.
The Shaykh:
[who is] expelled from the religion. And He the Exalted said[Al-Muddaththir 74:41-43] and He the Exalted said [Al-Qiyamah 75:31-32] and turned away, so He coupled the abandonment of prayer with the denial of the religion, which indicates that he is a disbeliever, may Allah protect us. He the Exalted said [At-Tawbah 9:11] which indicates that the one who does not establish prayer is not among our brothers in the religion, and the meaning of this is that he is a disbeliever. Yes.
Is the one who abandons prayer a negligent disbeliever whose disbelief expels him from the religion?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that the one who abandons prayer out of negligence is a disbeliever whose disbelief expels him from the religion; as evidenced by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Between the servant and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is abandoning prayer
بين العبد وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةThe questioner:
No, I am not in a hurry.
The Shaykh:
[who is] expelled from the religion. And He the Exalted said
(41) About the criminals, (42) [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?" (43) They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ(31) And the disbeliever had not believed, nor had he prayed. (32) But [instead], he denied
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَBut if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, then they are your brothers in religion
فَإِن تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تارك الصلاة متهاونًا كافرٌ كفرًا مُخرجًا من الملة؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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