Explanation of the author's statement: "… and it is not valid from a madman or a disbeliever …"

The Shaykh : The author said "and it is not valid from a madman", meaning that the prayer is not valid from a madman, even if he performs it. As for the fact that it is not obligatory, we have already known this from his statement that it is obligatory upon every Muslim who is of legal age; therefore, it is not obligatory upon a madman, nor is it valid from him. This is because there is no intention, for a madman has no intention, and one who has no intention has no will. Be aware that one who has no will has no action, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) . How does a sane person intend? If he performs an action, it is not valid, and a madman has no intention, so if he performs an action, his action is not valid, because actions are by intentions. The author's statement "from a madman" is similar to one whose intellect is lost due to a brain ailment that causes a person to ramble and speak incoherently; this is like a madman. Also like him is the fool who does not understand. All of these people do not have a valid prayer, and it is not obligatory upon them, due to the absence of intellect. He said "and it is not obligatory upon a disbeliever", whether the disbeliever is an original disbeliever or an apostate. An original disbeliever is one who has always been a disbeliever, and an apostate is one who became a disbeliever after his Islam. The prayer is not valid from him; the prayer is not valid from him, meaning that if he prays, for example, while still remaining in his disbelief, his prayer is not valid. What is the evidence? The evidence is the saying of Allah the Exalted . Even though the benefits of expenses are extensive, if the worship that has extensive benefit is not accepted from a disbeliever, then the private worship is all the more so, all the more so that it is not accepted and does not benefit him. This is the evidence, which is a reasoning. And because he is not among the people of worship, he is not among the people of worship until he submits to Islam, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) . Now, if it is not valid from him, is it obligatory upon him? This was mentioned previously in his statement that it is obligatory upon every Muslim. Is he punished for it? Yes, he is punished for it and for all the branches of Islam. The evidence is the saying of Allah the Exalted . These are four causes, all of which necessitated their entry into the Fire. If you say, "We used to deny the Day of Judgment" suffices for all these causes, because if they denied the Day of Judgment, they are among the people of the Fire, the answer is that if leaving off prayer and charity did not have an effect on their entry into the Fire, they would not have mentioned it. So, they are punished for prayer. Are they ordered to make up the missed prayers if they become Muslims? No, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted , and because those who became Muslims during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were not ordered by him to make up any of their missed prayers.