When is the one who abandons prayer considered a disbeliever?
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The questioner:
He says: We know that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever, but who is the one who is considered to have abandoned it?
The Shaykh:
If he did it intentionally, then he is a disbeliever according to the correct view. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So what about the one who only prays the Friday prayer, or only prays in the month of Ramadan?
The Shaykh:
That is not sufficient. The Friday prayer does not suffice for the five obligatory prayers. In fact, if he abandons even one obligatory prayer and prays the other four, his prayer is not accepted. Yes.
He says: We know that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever, but who is the one who is considered to have abandoned it?
The Shaykh:
If he did it intentionally, then he is a disbeliever according to the correct view. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: So what about the one who only prays the Friday prayer, or only prays in the month of Ramadan?
The Shaykh:
That is not sufficient. The Friday prayer does not suffice for the five obligatory prayers. In fact, if he abandons even one obligatory prayer and prays the other four, his prayer is not accepted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يُعد تارك الصلاة كافرًا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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