What is the meaning of the prayer of a drinker of intoxicants not being accepted?
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Question:
What is meant by the statement that the one who drinks intoxicants has his prayer not accepted for forty days, and does he leave off the prayer?
Answer:
No, he does not leave it off, but he misses its reward, like the one who goes to a diviner and asks him about something; his prayer is not accepted for forty nights. It suffices him, but he misses its reward. As for if he leaves off the prayer, he falls into disbelief. We ask Allah for safety.
What is meant by the statement that the one who drinks intoxicants has his prayer not accepted for forty days, and does he leave off the prayer?
Answer:
No, he does not leave it off, but he misses its reward, like the one who goes to a diviner and asks him about something; his prayer is not accepted for forty nights. It suffices him, but he misses its reward. As for if he leaves off the prayer, he falls into disbelief. We ask Allah for safety.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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