The Scholars' Disagreement on the Disbelief of the One Who Abandons Prayer
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Is it possible to cite rational evidence for the disbelief of the one who abandons prayer?She says: That he does not draw near to Allah with anything and does not worship Allah, and then, for example, to refute the doubt of the Murji'ah;Because they say: That faith is belief in the heart,He says: That Iblis did not deny the existence of Allah the Exalted,Rather, he swore and said: [Surah Sad: 82] and he said: [Surah Al-A'raf: 16] So what is your opinion on citing this, O Shaykh?
No.
Because those who said: That he does not become a disbeliever; they are not from the Murji'ah. This is a matter of evidence in which people have disagreed.Meaning: The disbelief of the one who abandons prayer, or his not being a disbeliever, is not based on the doctrine of the Murji'ah, and there is no doubt that the doctrine of the Murji'ah is wrong.And their saying: That faith is what settles in the heart.We say: This is Iblis, who has faith in Allah, asks Allah, and supplicates to Allah, and yet it did not benefit them.
Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You, I testify that there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
By Your Majesty
فَبِعِزَّتِكَBy what You have led me astray
فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِيNo.
Because those who said: That he does not become a disbeliever; they are not from the Murji'ah. This is a matter of evidence in which people have disagreed.Meaning: The disbelief of the one who abandons prayer, or his not being a disbeliever, is not based on the doctrine of the Murji'ah, and there is no doubt that the doctrine of the Murji'ah is wrong.And their saying: That faith is what settles in the heart.We say: This is Iblis, who has faith in Allah, asks Allah, and supplicates to Allah, and yet it did not benefit them.
Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You, I testify that there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.