What is the abandonment that necessitates disbelief regarding prayer?
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The questioner : In Ramadan specifically, I felt that many people call you and you find them sleeping. Sometimes people wake up after the 'Asr prayer, meaning: about an hour or an hour and a half before breaking the fast, and the prayers pass them by. Does this fall under the category of one who abandons prayer out of laziness?
The Shaykh : Meaning, both the Dhuhr and the 'Asr?
The questioner : The Dhuhr and the 'Asr.
The Shaykh : He does not pray?
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What we see is that the abandonment of prayer that necessitates disbelief is the absolute abandonment. As for abandoning some of the prayers, it does not take a person out of Islam, but there is no doubt that he is an open sinner. One says to this man: How do you fast and not pray? This is one of the strange things. May Allah help us. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Meaning, both the Dhuhr and the 'Asr?
The questioner : The Dhuhr and the 'Asr.
The Shaykh : He does not pray?
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What we see is that the abandonment of prayer that necessitates disbelief is the absolute abandonment. As for abandoning some of the prayers, it does not take a person out of Islam, but there is no doubt that he is an open sinner. One says to this man: How do you fast and not pray? This is one of the strange things. May Allah help us. May Allah bless you.