If one man testifies regarding a funeral that the deceased did not pray, do we refrain from praying over him?

The questioner : ... The correct view regarding the disbelief of one who abandons prayer is that if a funeral is brought and the group testifies that this is so-and-so ... and that he does not pray.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Do we refrain from praying over him?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is obligatory; it is obligatory to refrain from him.

The questioner : ... Shaykh, with the testimony of one man?

The Shaykh : A report, yes, this is a religious report of the nature of hisbah (accountability). If this man is trustworthy and we do not know of any enmity between them, it is obligatory for us to accept it.

The questioner : We do not pray?

The Shaykh : We do not pray over him. Now, the important thing is, who will bring us the research? Yes. Leave the gathering to yourselves; this is not acceptable. Who will bring the research?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Are you committing to the research?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : I do not know.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : What does al-Qasim say?