His statement in the hadith, "Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is abandoning the prayer": What is the basis for applying the term shirk to the one who abandons the prayer?
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The questioner : The aforementioned hadith that the author (may Allah have mercy on him) referred to: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 464Sahih (Darussalam) Shaykh, what is the basis for mentioning shirk regarding the one who abandons the prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.Sahih Muslim 82b And what is the issue?
The questioner : The term shirk applied to the one who abandons the prayer.
The Shaykh : Well, because he only abandoned it following his desires, and one who follows his desires is a worshipper of his desires. This is if the wording of the hadith is not; if it is , then it is a hesitation from the narrator.
There is nothing between a person and disbelief except abandoning Salah.
ليس بين العبد وبين الشرك أو الكفر إلا ترك الصلاةThe Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
Between man and polytheism and unbelief is the abandonment of salat.
بين الرجل وبين الشرك والكفر ترك الصلاةThe questioner : The term shirk applied to the one who abandons the prayer.
The Shaykh : Well, because he only abandoned it following his desires, and one who follows his desires is a worshipper of his desires. This is if the wording of the hadith is not