The ruling on the company of one who does not pray and sitting with him
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If there are two people, one of whom does not pray and the other does not attend the congregational prayer but claims to pray at home, is it permissible for me to deal with them in terms of talking, eating, drinking, laughing, and so on?
As for the one who never prays, he is a disbeliever and an apostate, more wicked than the Jews and the Christians; because the Jew and the Christian acknowledge their religion, whereas this one does not acknowledge his religion.
As for the one who does not pray with the congregation, he is an open sinner, but he is not a disbeliever. It is not permissible for a person to befriend these disbelievers or open sinners, meaning to seek their friendship or love. However, he may talk to them and laugh with them with the intention of reconciliation, if he hopes that through this they will be guided. As we all know, reconciliation is important. For this reason, a disbeliever is given from the zakah—which is a pillar of Islam—for the sake of reconciliation. So a person should look at the situation: if this man who sins by leaving the congregation, or the one who never prays, is expected to reform if he laughs with him, sits with him, and eats with him, then let him do so. But if he does not expect that, then he should not do so, though he is not prevented from advising him.
As for the one who never prays, he is a disbeliever and an apostate, more wicked than the Jews and the Christians; because the Jew and the Christian acknowledge their religion, whereas this one does not acknowledge his religion.
As for the one who does not pray with the congregation, he is an open sinner, but he is not a disbeliever. It is not permissible for a person to befriend these disbelievers or open sinners, meaning to seek their friendship or love. However, he may talk to them and laugh with them with the intention of reconciliation, if he hopes that through this they will be guided. As we all know, reconciliation is important. For this reason, a disbeliever is given from the zakah—which is a pillar of Islam—for the sake of reconciliation. So a person should look at the situation: if this man who sins by leaving the congregation, or the one who never prays, is expected to reform if he laughs with him, sits with him, and eats with him, then let him do so. But if he does not expect that, then he should not do so, though he is not prevented from advising him.