Is prayer a condition for the validity of faith, given what came in the hadith: “...”?
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The Shaykh : After that?
The questioner : Is it understood from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does this indicate that the one who abandons prayer is under the will of Allah the Exalted?
And is prayer a condition for the validity of faith?
The Shaykh : That is not understood from it, because the hadith you referred to said: meaning: and whoever does not come with them in this manner. The hadith must be understood in this light because there are other explicit hadiths that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever. The method of those firmly grounded in knowledge is not to follow the ambiguous that is subject to interpretation, but to leave the clear. So as long as we have something clear that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever, we understand what may contradict it, or does not contradict it, in the way that does not contradict it, so that all the texts remain clear and decisive.
And as for whether deeds are a condition in faith?
We say: Some of the deeds are a condition in faith, and some are not. Performing prayer is a condition in faith, in the foundation of faith, and not in its perfection. So whoever does not pray is a disbeliever with a disbelief that takes him out of the religion. Yes.
The questioner : Is it understood from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Five prayers have been written by Allah for His servants. Whoever comes with them and does not neglect any of them, he has a covenant with Allah that He will admit him to Paradise. And whoever does not come with them, he has no covenant with Allah that He will admit him to Paradise; if He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, He will admit him to Paradise.
خمس صلوات كتبهنّ الله على العباد، فمن جاء بهنّ ولم يضيّع منهنّ شيئاً فله عند الله عهد أن يدخله الجنّة، ومن لم يأت بهنّ فليس له عند الله عهد أن يدخله الجنّة إن شاء عذّبه وإن شاء أدخله الجنّةThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does this indicate that the one who abandons prayer is under the will of Allah the Exalted?
And is prayer a condition for the validity of faith?
The Shaykh : That is not understood from it, because the hadith you referred to said:
So whoever comes with them and completes their bowing, their prostration, and their humility
فمن أتى بهنّ وأتمّ ركوعهنّ وسجودهنّ وخشوعهنّAnd as for whether deeds are a condition in faith?
We say: Some of the deeds are a condition in faith, and some are not. Performing prayer is a condition in faith, in the foundation of faith, and not in its perfection. So whoever does not pray is a disbeliever with a disbelief that takes him out of the religion. Yes.