How to pray over someone one suspects has abandoned the prayer.
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The Shaykh : We return to our issue. A man was brought forward to be prayed over, and I suspect that he has abandoned the prayer or that he prays. What should I do, brother?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Do I pray over him without any condition or restriction, yes?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Without any condition or restriction? What is the condition?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done, may Allah reward you. But this applies to someone whose state I know: a man who is negligent in prayer, does not attend the congregation, and it is not mentioned that he prays in his home. As for a mere suspicion that strikes me that this person does not pray, it is not permissible for me to exclude him, because that involves having a bad opinion of your Muslim brothers. The default assumption for a Muslim is that he is a Muslim. Do you understand now? Good.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Do I pray over him without any condition or restriction, yes?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Without any condition or restriction? What is the condition?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done, may Allah reward you. But this applies to someone whose state I know: a man who is negligent in prayer, does not attend the congregation, and it is not mentioned that he prays in his home. As for a mere suspicion that strikes me that this person does not pray, it is not permissible for me to exclude him, because that involves having a bad opinion of your Muslim brothers. The default assumption for a Muslim is that he is a Muslim. Do you understand now? Good.