The ruling on one who dies while not praying
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Q: The questioner, brother M. S. 'A. from Ma'an in Jordan, asks in his question: What is the ruling on one who dies while not praying? Given that his parents are Muslims? And how should he be treated regarding washing, shrouding, praying over him, burying him, and making supplication and seeking mercy for him?
A: One who dies among those of legal age while not praying is a disbeliever. He is not washed, no prayer is performed over him, he is not buried in the graves of Muslims, and his relatives do not inherit from him; rather, his wealth belongs to the treasury of the Muslims according to the most correct opinion of the scholars. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the authentic hadith:Sahih Muslim 82b It was narrated by Imam Muslim in his Sahih. And based on his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) It was narrated by Imam Ahmad and the people of the Sunan with a sound chain, from the hadith of Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him).
And Abdullah ibn Shaqiq al-'Uqayli, the noble Tabi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), said: "The Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not consider any action whose abandonment constitutes disbelief except for prayer." The hadiths and athar (reports) in this meaning are numerous. This applies to one who abandons it out of laziness without denying its obligation. As for one who denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever who has apostatized from Islam according to all scholars.
We ask Allah to rectify the conditions of the Muslims and to guide them to His straight path. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive.
A: One who dies among those of legal age while not praying is a disbeliever. He is not washed, no prayer is performed over him, he is not buried in the graves of Muslims, and his relatives do not inherit from him; rather, his wealth belongs to the treasury of the Muslims according to the most correct opinion of the scholars. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the authentic hadith:
Between man and polytheism and unbelief is the abandonment of salat.
بين الرجل وبين الشرك والكفر ترك الصلاةThe covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها فقد كفرAnd Abdullah ibn Shaqiq al-'Uqayli, the noble Tabi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), said: "The Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not consider any action whose abandonment constitutes disbelief except for prayer." The hadiths and athar (reports) in this meaning are numerous. This applies to one who abandons it out of laziness without denying its obligation. As for one who denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever who has apostatized from Islam according to all scholars.
We ask Allah to rectify the conditions of the Muslims and to guide them to His straight path. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive.
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