Does the one who does not declare a disbeliever the one who abandons prayer become a disbeliever?

Question:
Does the one who does not declare a disbeliever the one who abandons prayer become a disbeliever?

Answer:
No, this is a matter of scholarly disagreement, my brother. The issue of the one who abandons prayer while acknowledging its obligation is a matter of scholarly disagreement. The one who disagrees with this does not become a disbeliever, as he disagrees with great scholars among the imams. However, the correct and stronger position is with those who say that he becomes a disbeliever, the disbelief that takes one out of the religion.