What is the authenticity of the hadith: (The one who abandons prayer, no deed of his is accepted...)?
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Question:
I hope you will inform me whether this hadith is authentic. It says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who abandons prayer, no deed of his is accepted, and if he dies, he is not washed, no prayer is offered over him, and he is not buried in the graveyards of the Muslims"?
Answer:
This is not a hadith; this is the statement of some scholars, not a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the statement of those who hold that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever by major shirk. They say: he is not washed, no prayer is offered over him, and he is not buried with the Muslims; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): narrated by Muslim in the Sahih, and based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) This statement is made by those who say that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever. They say: he is not washed, not shrouded, no prayer is offered over him, and he is not buried with the Muslims, but he is buried in a place far from the graveyards of the Muslims, in a piece of land where a grave is dug, and he is buried like the other disbelievers, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Talib regarding Ali... when Abu Talib died, and Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: meaning: so bury him. He did not say: shroud him and pray over him, no; because he died upon disbelief. Abu Talib died upon the religion of his people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) exerted himself in seeking the Islam of Abu Talib, but he did not find guidance. And Allah revealed regarding that: [Surat al-Qasas: 56] [Surat al-Baqarah: 272].
So the point is: the disbeliever, whether from among relatives or others, is not washed, no prayer is offered over him, and he is not buried with the Muslims. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
I hope you will inform me whether this hadith is authentic. It says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who abandons prayer, no deed of his is accepted, and if he dies, he is not washed, no prayer is offered over him, and he is not buried in the graveyards of the Muslims"?
Answer:
This is not a hadith; this is the statement of some scholars, not a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the statement of those who hold that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever by major shirk. They say: he is not washed, no prayer is offered over him, and he is not buried with the Muslims; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل، وبين الكفر والشرك 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 كفرO Messenger of Allah! Your uncle, the misguided old man, has died. He said: Go and bury him.
يا رسول الله! إن عمك الشيخ الضال قد مات، قال: اذهب فوارهIndeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills
إِنَّكَ لا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُNot upon you, [O Muhammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills.
لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُُSo the point is: the disbeliever, whether from among relatives or others, is not washed, no prayer is offered over him, and he is not buried with the Muslims. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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