How should one respond to someone who abandons prayer except for Jumu'ah, citing the hadith: "Jumu'ah to Jumu'ah is an expiation for what is between them"?
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The questioner : A questioner says: Some people do not pray except the Jumu'ah prayer, arguing with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 233a.
The Shaykh : Yes, and even if he argues with the saying of the Messenger:Sahih Muslim 1349a, and he abandons prayer, that would be good, right? Yes, glory be to Allah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 233a, but he qualified it by saying: Sunan Ibn Majah 1086Sahih (Darussalam). And what greater major sin is there than abandoning prayer? This is a wrong understanding, meaning the one who says, "I pray Jumu'ah and I say as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 233a." We say the hadith is qualified Sunan Ibn Majah 1086Sahih (Darussalam), and in another wording . What greater major sin is there than abandoning prayer? There is nothing, because abandoning prayer is disbelief. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
from one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in
الجمعة إلى الجمعة كفارة لما بينهماThe Shaykh : Yes, and even if he argues with the saying of the Messenger:
An Umra is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the next
العمرة إلى العمرة كفارة لما بينهماfrom one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in
الجمعة إلى الجمعة كفارة لما بينهماso long as one does not commit any major sin
ما لم تغش الكبائرfrom one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in
الجمعة إلى الجمعة كفارة لما بينهماso long as one does not commit any major sin
ما لم تغش الكبائرIf you avoid the major sins.
إذا اجتنبت الكبائرThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.