What is the ruling on backbiting one who abandons prayer?
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The questioner : This questioner says: What is the ruling on backbiting one who abandons prayer? I hope you will provide information.
The Shaykh : One who abandons prayer entirely, meaning the one who does not pray it, neither in the mosque nor in his home, is a disbeliever who has exited the religion of Islam. A disbeliever is not subject to backbiting, except if he has Muslim relatives who are harmed by his backbiting; in that case, he is not to be backbitten out of consideration for his Muslim relatives.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : One who abandons prayer entirely, meaning the one who does not pray it, neither in the mosque nor in his home, is a disbeliever who has exited the religion of Islam. A disbeliever is not subject to backbiting, except if he has Muslim relatives who are harmed by his backbiting; in that case, he is not to be backbitten out of consideration for his Muslim relatives.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.