The ruling on one who does not pray and one who occasionally leaves it
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Question:
Some say that one who does not pray, or who prays at times and leaves it at other times, does not become a disbeliever but is a sinner?
Answer:
This is the opinion of some scholars, but the correct view is that he becomes a disbeliever by this; due to the mentioned hadiths. We ask Allah for safety.
Q: What about those who say they do not become disbelievers because they say "La ilaha illa Allah"?
The Shaykh: The response to them is that one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" must fulfill its rights, and among its rights is maintaining the five daily prayers.
Some say that one who does not pray, or who prays at times and leaves it at other times, does not become a disbeliever but is a sinner?
Answer:
This is the opinion of some scholars, but the correct view is that he becomes a disbeliever by this; due to the mentioned hadiths. We ask Allah for safety.
Q: What about those who say they do not become disbelievers because they say "La ilaha illa Allah"?
The Shaykh: The response to them is that one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" must fulfill its rights, and among its rights is maintaining the five daily prayers.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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