Is the person who does not pray except on Friday called a disbeliever?
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The questioner : The questioner from Yemen asks: Is the person who does not pray except on Friday called a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : Yes, he is called a disbeliever, meaning he is considered a disbeliever by some scholars, because some scholars say: if a person intentionally leaves one prayer until its time has passed without an excuse, then he becomes a disbeliever.
According to this opinion, the one who does not pray except on Friday is a disbeliever. However, what appears to me is that he is not called a disbeliever unless he leaves the prayer entirely. This is the one who becomes a disbeliever, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 82b. He did not say "leaving a prayer," and there is a difference between the two expressions.
But with this, we say that this man who does not pray except on Friday is to be feared for the deviation of his heart, and that Satan may lure him until he does not even pray on Friday. This is if the person who does not pray except on Friday acknowledges the obligation of the other prayers.
As for if he does not believe that his obligation is anything but the Friday prayer, then there is no doubt in his disbelief because of his denial of the obligation of the five daily prayers.
The Shaykh : Yes, he is called a disbeliever, meaning he is considered a disbeliever by some scholars, because some scholars say: if a person intentionally leaves one prayer until its time has passed without an excuse, then he becomes a disbeliever.
According to this opinion, the one who does not pray except on Friday is a disbeliever. However, what appears to me is that he is not called a disbeliever unless he leaves the prayer entirely. This is the one who becomes a disbeliever, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between man and polytheism and unbelief is the abandonment of salat.
بين الرجل وبين الشرك والكفر ترك الصلاةBut with this, we say that this man who does not pray except on Friday is to be feared for the deviation of his heart, and that Satan may lure him until he does not even pray on Friday. This is if the person who does not pray except on Friday acknowledges the obligation of the other prayers.
As for if he does not believe that his obligation is anything but the Friday prayer, then there is no doubt in his disbelief because of his denial of the obligation of the five daily prayers.