Ruling on Deliberately Abandoning an Obligatory Prayer
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His Eminence the Shaykh: There is a person who does not pray Fajr, but he prays the other obligatory prayers according to his convenience. Is he considered a disbeliever or not?
Does he not pray Fajr in congregation or alone?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This is a matter in which the scholars have disagreed—regarding the one who abandons a single prayer until its time passes without an excuse—Some of the scholars said: that he is a disbeliever, and this is the view of some of the Salaf and some of the Khalaf. It is also the opinion of Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz in our present time: that if he abandons a single prayer without an excuse until its time passes, he is a disbeliever.
But what I see is: That he is not declared a disbeliever unless he abandons prayer entirely, and that the one who prays but abandons [some prayers] while acknowledging their obligation is not declared a disbeliever, but he is counted among the most sinful of Allah's servants.
For example: The one who prays and abandons,This is if we say: is not declared a disbeliever, for his sin is greater than zina, drinking intoxicants, and killing a soul; because he has committed an act that some scholars consider to be disbelief.
His Eminence the Shaykh: There is a person who does not pray Fajr, but he prays the other obligatory prayers according to his convenience. Is he considered a disbeliever or not?
Does he not pray Fajr in congregation or alone?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This is a matter in which the scholars have disagreed—regarding the one who abandons a single prayer until its time passes without an excuse—Some of the scholars said: that he is a disbeliever, and this is the view of some of the Salaf and some of the Khalaf. It is also the opinion of Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz in our present time: that if he abandons a single prayer without an excuse until its time passes, he is a disbeliever.
But what I see is: That he is not declared a disbeliever unless he abandons prayer entirely, and that the one who prays but abandons [some prayers] while acknowledging their obligation is not declared a disbeliever, but he is counted among the most sinful of Allah's servants.
For example: The one who prays and abandons,This is if we say: is not declared a disbeliever, for his sin is greater than zina, drinking intoxicants, and killing a soul; because he has committed an act that some scholars consider to be disbelief.