How is the generality of this hadith relied upon, given that there is a specification regarding prayer?
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The questioner : ... How can one rely on these implications? How can a person testify that there is no god and then abandon prayer, despite the evidence for it in the Qur'an and the Sunnah?
The Shaykh : ... For this reason, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book on prayer: It is impossible for a person to have faith in his heart while he persists in abandoning prayer. And he is truthful, yes.
The Shaykh : ... For this reason, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book on prayer: It is impossible for a person to have faith in his heart while he persists in abandoning prayer. And he is truthful, yes.