The Meaning of the Hadith: “Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, he has no prayer.”

The questioner : This is to complete this topic. May Allah reward you with good. It is as if we heard Abu Malik say that day, “There is no prayer for one who hears the call and does not respond.” He said this is a negation of validity, meaning the prayer is not valid.

The Shaykh : Yes, it is preceded by Ibn Taymiyyah’s statement to this effect, but we do not believe that. I believe “he has no prayer” means he has no complete prayer; that is, he is sinful, but the prayer is valid. Because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said and in the other narration So this text rules that the individual’s prayer is valid, but he loses twenty-seven prayers.