A person says he does not pray except in the month of Ramadan; is his fast valid or not?
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The questioner : A person says he will not pray except in the month of Ramadan; is his fast valid or not?
The Shaykh : As for the one who does not pray except during the daytime of Ramadan, if his prayer during the daytime of Ramadan is a return to Allah and repentance for having left prayer during the year, and a resolve to continue performing prayer for the rest of his life, then his fast is valid, even if we say that the one who leaves prayer commits disbelief by leaving a single obligatory prayer, as some of the Salaf said. In that case, his repentance wipes out what came before it. However, if he prays in Ramadan while being determined that he will not pray once Ramadan ends, then if he believes that prayer is not obligatory outside of Ramadan, he is a disbeliever, his fast is rejected, and his prayer in Ramadan is not accepted from him. But if he believes it is obligatory yet is determined to leave it as a sin against Allah and open sinfulness, then his fasting is accepted from him, but it is feared that if he leaves prayer after Ramadan, he may die in this state, and his death would be very dangerous regarding his status: is he a Muslim or a disbeliever?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In reality, he is also asking another question.
The Shaykh : As for the one who does not pray except during the daytime of Ramadan, if his prayer during the daytime of Ramadan is a return to Allah and repentance for having left prayer during the year, and a resolve to continue performing prayer for the rest of his life, then his fast is valid, even if we say that the one who leaves prayer commits disbelief by leaving a single obligatory prayer, as some of the Salaf said. In that case, his repentance wipes out what came before it. However, if he prays in Ramadan while being determined that he will not pray once Ramadan ends, then if he believes that prayer is not obligatory outside of Ramadan, he is a disbeliever, his fast is rejected, and his prayer in Ramadan is not accepted from him. But if he believes it is obligatory yet is determined to leave it as a sin against Allah and open sinfulness, then his fasting is accepted from him, but it is feared that if he leaves prayer after Ramadan, he may die in this state, and his death would be very dangerous regarding his status: is he a Muslim or a disbeliever?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In reality, he is also asking another question.